Black-winged little yellow bat

Rhogeessa tumida is a Central American bat species from the family of Myotis bats ( Vespertilionidae ).

Description

Rhogeessa tumida is 63-79 millimeters long. The back coat is made doubly banded hair. These are black with a pink to cinnamon color impact. The hair bases are colored greyish to yellowish. The peritoneum is brown to ocher. The sparse fur on the back of relatively thick wing membrane extends to the feet. The front of the airplane skin is hairless. The ears are relatively small and rounded at the tips. The males have conspicuous glands on the back of the ears, which give off a strong fragrance. The calcar is clearly visible. The chromosome number is 2n = 34 Rhogeessa tumida

Distribution and habitat

The Central American area of ​​distribution of Rhogeessa tumida extends into Mexico from the Atlantic coast of Tamaulipas to the Pacific coast of Chiapas. To the south, the area of ​​distribution extends to the north-west of Costa Rica and the north of Nicaragua. One finds the way to altitudes of up to 1,500 meters. The animals inhabit almost every type of vegetation of the tropical Central America.

Way of life

The sperm production is highest in the male in autumn and early winter. The females seem mostly to two cubs. As a predator the Great spear blade leading edge ( Vampyrum spectrum) from the northern Guatemala is known.

Diseases and Pests

As ectoparasites the bat fly Basilia anomala and the mite Acanthophthirius longus were found so far. There are reports from Mexico, according to which Rhogeessa tumida the rabies virus, the causative agent of rabies, transmits to humans.

Swell

• Maarten J. Vonhof: Rhogeessa tumida in: Mammalian Species 2000, No. 633, pp. 1-3.

Weblink

• Rhogeessa tumida in the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN 2013.2. Posted by: Miller, B., Reid, F., Arroyo - Cabrales, J., Cuarón, AD & De Grammont, PC, 2008. Retrieved on December 28, 2013

• Myotis bats
• Vespertilionidae