Schreiber's Bent-winged Bat

Miniopterus schreibersii

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Miniopterus schreibersii has a body length of 52 to 63 mm, a tail length of 50 to 60 mm, and a forearm length of 42 to 48 mm. Its color ranges from grey to yellowish brown (Grzimek, 1990).

Miniopterus schreibersii is a medium sized bat with extremely long fingers and correspondingly broad wings (Grzimek, 1990). The second bone of the longest finger is about three times as long as the first bone. When hanging by its hind feet, this lengthened terminal part of the third finger folds back on the wing (Nowak, 1997).

The body hairs of M. schreibersii stand erect. A small tragus is visible in the ears. This species has a short snout and hairs projecting form the upper surface of the head (Grzimek, 1990). The tail of M. schreibersii is completely enclosed within the interfemoral membrane and is proportionately longer than in many other bats of the same size (Nowak, 1997).

Range mass: 8 to 11 g.

Range length: 52 to 63 mm.

Other Physical Features: endothermic ; bilateral symmetry

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  1. (c) Aleksandar, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Aleksandar
  2. (c) Steve Bourne, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Southern_bentwing_bat.jpg
  3. (c) Steve Bourne, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Southern_bent-wing_bat_pups.jpg
  4. Adaptado por Aleksandar de uma obra de (c) The Regents of the University of Michigan and its licensors, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31406825

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