Hollow-faced bat  (Nycteris tragata)

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Glossary

Echolocation: Detecting objects by reflected sound. Used for orientation and detecting and locating prey by bats and cetacea (whales and dolphins).
Primary forest: Forest that has remained undisturbed for a long time and has reached a mature condition.
Subspecies: A population usually restricted to a geographical area that differs from other populations of the same species, but not to the extent of being classified as a separate species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/
  2. Kingston, T. (2005) Pers. Comm.
  3. Nor, S. (1996) The Mammalian Fauna on the islands at the Northern Tip of Sabah, Borneo. Fieldiana – Zoology, 83: 17 - 28.
  4. Van Cakenbergh, V. and De Vree, F. (1993) The systematic status of Southeast Asian Nycteris. Mammalia, 57 (2): 227 - 244.
  5. Altringham, J. (2001) Bats: Biology and Behaviour. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  6. Europa World (January, 2005)
    http://www.europaworld.org/issue66/swisspalm25102.htm
  7. Maltby, A. (2005) Pers. Comm.