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Lavia frons
Order: Chiroptera > Family: Megadermatidae > Genus: Lavia > Species: Lavia frons
Common Name: Yellow-winged False-vampire [English]
Type Description
Ann. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. Paris, 15:192.
Type Locality
Senegal.
Measurements
Head and body: 63-83 mm
Ear length: 3.5-4.7 mm
Forearm Length: 55-64.3 mm
Weight: 28-36 g
Ear length: 3.5-4.7 mm
Forearm Length: 55-64.3 mm
Weight: 28-36 g
Description
The yellow wings, in contrast to the grey body, and the long ears help to identify this common bat.
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Insectivores and Bats). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2A:232-234.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 125.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:324, 327-328.
4. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 125.
3. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:324, 327-328.
4. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.