Brazilian brown bat

Brazilian brown bat
A preserved Eptesicus brasiliensis specimen
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Eptesicus
Species:	E. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Eptesicus brasiliensis Desmarest, 1819

The Brazilian brown bat (Eptesicus brasiliensis) is a bat species from South and Central America.

Description

The Brazilian brown bat is medium in size, being 85–91 mm (3.3–3.6 in) long, and has forearms that are 41–47 mm (1.6–1.9 in) long.^[2] It has a long tail and triangular ears.^[3]

Habitat

The Brazilian brown bat is found in forests and forest edges, primarily near sources of water like streams and rivers. They roost in hollow trees and houses.^[2][3]

References

1. Barquez, R.; Perez, S.; Miller, B.; Diaz, M. (2016). "Eptesicus brasiliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T7916A22114459. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T7916A22114459.en. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
2. Bats of Colima, Mexico. Animal natural history series. Norman: University of Oklahoma press Sam Noble Oklahoma museum of natural history. 2016. pp. 186–187. ISBN 978-0-8061-5216-5.
3. Reid, Fiona (2009). A field guide to the mammals of Central America & Southeast Mexico (2nd ed.). Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-19-534322-9. OCLC 237402526.