Seychelles sheath-tailed bat  (Coleura seychellensis)

Authentication

Authenticated (24/04/2006) by Justin Gerlach. Scientific Co-ordinator, The Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles.
http://islandbiodiversity.com

Glossary

  • Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2006)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Walker’s Mammals of the World (July, 2003)
    http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world
  3. Animal Info (July, 2003)
    http://www.animalinfo.org/species/bat/coleseyc.htm
  4. Gerlach, J. and Taylor, M. (2006) Habitat use, roost characteristics and diet of the Seychelles sheath-tailed bat Coleura seychellensis. Acta Chiropterologica, 8 (1): 129 - 139.
  5. Gerlach, J. (2004) The bats of Silhouette island, Seychelles. Phelsuma, 12: 78 - 90.
  6. Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles (July, 2003)
    http://islandbiodiversity.com
  7. Joubert, F. (2004) A preliminary investigation into the general ecology, status and habitat of the Seychelles sheath-tailed bat Coleura seychellensis (Emballonuridae). Phelsuma, 12: 54 - 68.
  8. Burgess, H. and Lee, N. (2004) A behavioural study of the Silhouette sheath-tailed bat (Coleura seychellensis). Phelsuma, 12: 69 - 77.
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