The Cape hairy bat, also known as little brown bat, Temminck's mouse-eared bat, Cape myotis, tricoloured mouse-eared bat, Cape hairy myotis, Temminck's hairy bat and three-coloured bat (Myotis tricolor) is a species of vesper bat that is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.[3]
The Cape hairy bat is a diminutive bat which is very similar in appearance to the even more diminutive rufous mouse-eared bat. It has orangey to rufous fur on its back with slightly paler fur on the underparts, the fur is long, erect and his soft to the touch. Each hair is dark at its base and coppery-red towards the tips. it has relatively broad wings which are dark brown contrasting with the bright fur of the body. It has a plain face with no nose leaf and with moderately large brown ears which have a long narrow tragus.[4] It weighs an average of 13.9g and the forelimb length is 49.5mm.[5]
Distributionedit
The Cape hairy bat has only been recorded from the uplands of north-westernLiberia in West Africa and form a few places in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in central Africa. It occurs much more widely in East Africa, ranging from Ethiopia in the north, south through to southern South Africa.[4]
Habitatedit
The Cape hairy bat requires suitable cave and is restricted to mountainous and rocky regions where these caves at found and its absence from flat treeless areas.[4] It will roost in abandoned mines and generally prefers large caverns which contain pools of water.[1] Hunting bats have been recorded in dry and moist savanna, and in mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.[1]
The Cape hairy bat is a sociable species which roosts in caves. It switches between winter hibernation roosts and summer maternity caves, an occupied cave may contain up to 1500 individual bats. In KwaZulu Natal copulation occurred in May and the females stored the sperm until using it to fertilise the ovum in September, the young were born in November and December, the suckled for six weeks after birth. Each female give birth to a single baby and they gather together in maternity roosts to do so.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abcMonadjem, A.; Jacobs, D. (2017). "Myotis tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T14207A22063832. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T14207A22063832.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^"Myotis tricolor (Temminck, 1832)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) (https://www.itis.gov). Retrieved 2016-11-14.
^. Mammal's Planet. Charles Boudet. Archived from the original on 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
^ abcde(PDF). African Bat Conservation. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
^"Myotis tricolor". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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cape, hairy, also, known, little, brown, temminck, mouse, eared, cape, myotis, tricoloured, mouse, eared, cape, hairy, myotis, temminck, hairy, three, coloured, myotis, tricolor, species, vesper, that, found, saharan, africa, conservation, status, least, conce. The Cape hairy bat also known as little brown bat Temminck s mouse eared bat Cape myotis tricoloured mouse eared bat Cape hairy myotis Temminck s hairy bat and three coloured bat Myotis tricolor is a species of vesper bat that is found in Sub Saharan Africa 3 Cape hairy bat Conservation status Least Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Chiroptera Family Vespertilionidae Genus Myotis Species M tricolor Binomial name Myotis tricolor Temminck 1832 2 Distribution of Cape hairy bat Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Habitat 4 Habits 5 ReferencesDescription editThe Cape hairy bat is a diminutive bat which is very similar in appearance to the even more diminutive rufous mouse eared bat It has orangey to rufous fur on its back with slightly paler fur on the underparts the fur is long erect and his soft to the touch Each hair is dark at its base and coppery red towards the tips it has relatively broad wings which are dark brown contrasting with the bright fur of the body It has a plain face with no nose leaf and with moderately large brown ears which have a long narrow tragus 4 It weighs an average of 13 9g and the forelimb length is 49 5mm 5 Distribution editThe Cape hairy bat has only been recorded from the uplands of north westernLiberia in West Africa and form a few places in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda in central Africa It occurs much more widely in East Africa ranging from Ethiopia in the north south through to southern South Africa 4 Habitat editThe Cape hairy bat requires suitable cave and is restricted to mountainous and rocky regions where these caves at found and its absence from flat treeless areas 4 It will roost in abandoned mines and generally prefers large caverns which contain pools of water 1 Hunting bats have been recorded in dry and moist savanna and in mediterranean type shrubby vegetation 1 Habits editThe Cape hairy bat forages for aerial insects along the edges of vegetation where it captures species from the insect orders Coleoptera Hemiptera Diptera Neuroptera and Hymenoptera 4 The Cape hairy bat is a sociable species which roosts in caves It switches between winter hibernation roosts and summer maternity caves an occupied cave may contain up to 1500 individual bats In KwaZulu Natal copulation occurred in May and the females stored the sperm until using it to fertilise the ovum in September the young were born in November and December the suckled for six weeks after birth Each female give birth to a single baby and they gather together in maternity roosts to do so 4 References edit a b c Monadjem A Jacobs D 2017 Myotis tricolor IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017 e T14207A22063832 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2017 2 RLTS T14207A22063832 en Retrieved 13 November 2021 Myotis tricolor Temminck 1832 Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS https www itis gov Retrieved 2016 11 14 Myotis tricolor Mammal s Planet Charles Boudet Archived from the original on 2016 11 15 Retrieved 2016 11 14 a b c d e African Bat Conservation Species Guide to Bats of Malawi PDF African Bat Conservation p 15 Archived from the original PDF on 2017 03 05 Retrieved 2016 11 14 Myotis tricolor Encyclopedia of Life Retrieved 2016 11 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cape hairy bat amp oldid 1184955429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
