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MAMMALS
Families & Subfamilies of the World
page four — Pikas, Rabbits, and Bats
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FAMILY [Subfamily] |
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date/site |
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1 |
OCHOTONIDAE two examples |
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American Pika Ochotona princeps Saddlebag Lake, Mono Co., Califonria, USA
Royle's Pika Ochotona roylei Thrumsingla, Bhutan |
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2 |
LEPORIDAE three examples |
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White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus Fossil Butte NM, Wyoming, USA
Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus Denali NP, Alaska, USA
Brush Rabbit Sylvilagus Andrew
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3A |
PTEROPODIDAE Eidolinae |
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African at day roost Bolgatanga, Ghana |
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3B |
PTEROPODIDAE Pteropodinae
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Big-eared Flying Fox Pteropus macrotis Madang, Papua New Guinea |
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4 |
MEGADERMATIDAE |
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Yellow-winged Bat Serengeti NP, Tanzania |
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5 |
EMBALLONURIDAE Taphozoninae Emballonurinae |
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left: Shia Hills Reserve,
right: Rio Cuiabá, both at day roosts |
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6 |
NYCTERDAE Slit-faced Bats |
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Egyptian at day roost |
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7 |
PHYLLOSTOMIDAE Stenodermatinae |
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Jamaican at day roost |
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| 8 | NOCTILIONIDAE two examples |
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Greater Rio Cuiabá,
Lesser [probably this species; both Greater & Lesser Bulldog Bats were fishing the river and could be identified on size, but size not determinable in photo] Rio Cuiabá, |
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9 |
MOLOSSIDAE Molossinae two examples |
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Wrinkle-lipped evening bat flight Deer Cave,
Brazilian [Mexican] evening bat flight Carlsbad Cavern NP, New Mexico, USA |
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10 A |
VESPERTILIONIDAEVesper Bats Vespertilioninae three examples three different tribes are represented via these three examples [Lasiurini, Plecotini & Eptesicini, respectively] |
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upper left: Andrew Molera SP, Monterey Co., California, USA
lower left: Pinnacles NP, California, USA
right: Laguna Grande Park, Monterey Co., California, USA
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10 B |
VESPERTILIONIDAE Myotinae |
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left: at day roost Carmel, Monterey Co., California, USA
right: at day roost Hastings NHR, Monterey Co., California, USA these photos are larger than life-size of these small bats |
| TO MAMMAL FAMILIES 3: Rodents |
| TO MAMMAL FAMILIES 6: Hogs to Antelopes |
| Taxonomy — based primarily on Jon Hall's "Mammal-Watching" checklist (2020) used by Scythebill |
CREDITS — photos & text © Don Roberson except as otherwise indicated |