Spotted bat

Spotted bat ( Euderma maculatum )

The spotted bat ( Euderma maculatum ) is a species of bat in the family of Myotis bats ( Vespertilionidae ). It is the only species of the genus Euderma. She lives ( in British Columbia, the western United States and northwestern Mexico) in western North America.

Description

The fur of the spotted bat is dark brown to black, on the shoulders and at the back of the fuselage has a conspicuous white spot. Remarkable are the very large, up to 50 millimeters long, gray-colored ears. The wings are colored gray, his face is black. These bats can reach a body length 60-77 mm, a tail length of 47-51 mm and a weight of around 15 grams.

Way of life

Spotted bats are found in a variety of habitats, but prefer open terrain such as deserts and marshlands. They are solitary and usually sleep alone in crevices, sometimes in buildings. Like most bats, they are nocturnal, they are all through the night in search of food, but go not very far from her place to sleep away. The animals should know no territorial behavior, because the areas of the individual animals often overlap over a large area.

The diet of these bats consists primarily of insects such as moths and Grasshopper. Remarkable are its very low frequencies ( 9-12 kHz ), which they use for echolocation.

Reproduction

Little is known about reproduction. The female gives birth to a single young is born mostly in June. Lactating females were observed up into August.

Threat

In general, this bat is considered rare and their distribution is very fragmented. This is likely with their high standards are on the roost in conjunction. Even their exact distribution is not known, for example, was detected only in the 1980s that it also occurs in southern Canada and in some U.S. states, such as Oregon and Colorado, where it was not previously observed. The exact degree of risk is not known.