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Genera and species of flying fox as according to Mammal Species of the World, unless otherwise noted. [2]Acerodon celebensis Cynopterus brachyotis Epomophorus wahlbergi Epomophorus Hypsignathus monstrosus Nyctimene robinsoni Pteropus livingstonii Rousettus egypticus
The general assembly of North Carolina considered a bill in 2007 that would have made Rafinesque's big-eared bat as its state bat. The bill passed 92-15, but died in the state senate. [ 3 ] In 2020, the big brown bat was designated the official state mammal of the District of Columbia . [ 4 ]
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Andersen's slit-faced bat. N. aurita K. Andersen, 1912: Eastern Africa Size: 4–5 cm (2–2 in), plus 4–6 cm (2 in) tail 3–5 cm (1–2 in) arm/wing length [4] Habitat: Savanna and desert [5] LC Unknown [5] Bates's slit-faced bat. N. arge
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The bats’ names can play a larger role in the contest than their cuteness. Last year’s winner was a female Townsend’s big-eared bat from southern Oregon dubbed “William ShakespEAR”. In ...
An older English name for bats is flittermouse, which matches their name in other Germanic languages (for example German Fledermaus and Swedish fladdermus), related to the fluttering of wings. Middle English had bakke , most likely cognate with Old Swedish natbakka ( ' night-bat ' ), which may have undergone a shift from -k- to -t- (to Modern ...
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