While Natal long-fingered bats normally prey on insects, they can sometimes prey on fish. For this, the long-fingered bats have been able to use their primary ability to react to a disappearing target in order to catch moving fish by reaching deeper in the water when a fish dives.[2]
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^ abMonadjem, A.; Griffin, M.; Cotterill, F.P.D.; Jacobs, D.; Taylor, P.J. (2017). "Miniopterus natalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T44862A22073129. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T44862A22073129.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^Aizpurua, Ostaizka; Alberdi, Antton; Aihartza, Joxerra; Garin, Inazio (2016). "Fishing technique of long-fingered bats was developed from a primary reaction to disappearing target stimuli". PLOS ONE. 11 (12): e0167164. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1167164A. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167164. PMC5156352. PMID 27973529.
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natal, long, fingered, miniopterus, natalensis, species, vesper, family, miniopteridae, found, angola, botswana, democratic, republic, congo, possibly, eswatini, ethiopia, kenya, lesotho, malawi, mozambique, namibia, south, africa, south, sudan, tanzania, ugan. The Natal long fingered bat Miniopterus natalensis is a species of vesper bat in the family Miniopteridae It can be found in Angola Botswana Democratic Republic of the Congo possibly Eswatini Ethiopia Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mozambique Namibia South Africa South Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zambia and Zimbabwe It is found in dry savanna moist savanna Mediterranean type shrubby vegetation caves and hot deserts 1 Natal long fingered batConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder ChiropteraFamily MiniopteridaeGenus MiniopterusSpecies M natalensisBinomial nameMiniopterus natalensisA Smith 1834Natal long fingered bat distribution Extant resident Possibly extant resident While Natal long fingered bats normally prey on insects they can sometimes prey on fish For this the long fingered bats have been able to use their primary ability to react to a disappearing target in order to catch moving fish by reaching deeper in the water when a fish dives 2 Gallery edit nbsp nbsp References edit a b Monadjem A Griffin M Cotterill F P D Jacobs D Taylor P J 2017 Miniopterus natalensis IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017 e T44862A22073129 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2017 2 RLTS T44862A22073129 en Retrieved 14 November 2021 Aizpurua Ostaizka Alberdi Antton Aihartza Joxerra Garin Inazio 2016 Fishing technique of long fingered bats was developed from a primary reaction to disappearing target stimuli PLOS ONE 11 12 e0167164 Bibcode 2016PLoSO 1167164A doi 10 1371 journal pone 0167164 PMC 5156352 PMID 27973529 nbsp This bat article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Natal long fingered bat amp oldid 1144331091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
