Serotine bat

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Serotine bat
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Chiroptera
Family:
Vespertilionidae
Genus:
Eptesicus
Species:
E. serotinus
Binomial name
Eptesicus serotinus
(Schreber, 1774)
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Global range of E. serotinus (red)

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The serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus) is a fairly large Eurasian bat with quite large ears. It has a wingspan of around 37 cm (15 in) and often hunts in woodland. It sometimes roosts in buildings, hanging upside down, in small groups or individually.

Diet

Similarly to Nyctalus or Plecotus species, the Serotine is mainly an aerial hawker focusing on hunting flying prey.[2][3][4]

Echolocation

The frequencies used by this bat species for echolocation lie between 25–55 kHz, have most energy at 31 kHz and have an average duration of 8.8 ms.[5][6]

References

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  2. ↑ GAJDOŠÍK M. & GAISLER J., 2004: Diet of two Eptesicus bat species in Moravia (Czech Republic). Folia Zoologica, 53: 7–16.
  3. ↑ ANDĚRA M. & HORÁČEK I., 2005: Poznáváme naše savce [We Identify Our Mammals]. Sobotáles, Praha, 328 pp. [in Czech]
  4. ↑ MIKULA, P., & ČMOKOVÁ, A. Lepidopterans in the summer diet of Eptesicus serotinus in Central Bohemia. Vespertilio 16: 197-201.
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