Eptesicus fuscus
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Nycticeiini
Genus: Eptesicus
Subgenus: Eptesicus (Eptesicus)
Species: Eptesicus (Eptesicus) fuscus
Subspecies: E. (E.) f. bahamensis – E. (E.) f. bernardinus – E. (E.) f. dutertreus – E. (E.) f. fuscus – E. (E.) f. hispaniolae – E. (E.) f. lynni – E. (E.) f. miradorensis – E. (E.) f. osceola – E. (E.) f. pallidus – E. (E.) f. peninsulae – E. (E.) f. petersoni – E. (E.) f. wetmorei
Name
editEptesicus (Eptesicus) fuscus Beauvois, 1796
Type locality: USA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
References
edit- Beauvois, 1796. Cat. Raisonne Mus. Peale Phil.: 18.
- Surlykke, A. & C.F. Moss. 2000: Echolocation behavior of big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus, in the field and the laboratory. Journal of the Acoustic Society of America, 108: 2419–2429.
- Conservation status: IUCN: Eptesicus fuscus (Least Concern)
- Eptesicus fuscus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Links
edit- North American Mammals: Eptesicus fuscus [1]
Distribution
edit- South Canada to Colombia & North Brazil
- Greater Antilles
- Bahamas
- Dominica and Barbados (Lesser Antilles)
- Alaska
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Big Brown Bat.