Roosting under tree leaves in Schwartz’s Myotis (Chiroptera)

Authors

  • Vladimir Dinets University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/nbc.2017.123.10

Abstract

Schwartz’s Myotis (Myotis martiniquensis LaVal, 1973) is an endemic bat of Martinique; its roosting behavior is virtually unknown. I report an observation of Schwartz’s Myotis roosting under a tree leaf, which is unusual for New World Myotis. Such roosting habits might have evolved due to the paucity of caves in the small geographic range of this species.

Keywords: behavior, Coccoloba punescens, Martinique, Myotis martiniquensis, West Indies.

Author Biography

Vladimir Dinets, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

I am an Assistant Research Professor at Psychology Department.

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Published

2017-06-21

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2017): September/December

Section

Short Communication

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