Mammalia - Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae
Alternative combination: Vespertilio fuscus
Synonyms: Eptesicus grandis Brown 1908, Vespertilio fuscus grandis Brown 1908
Belongs to Eptesicus according to N. J. Czaplewski et al. 2005
See also Choate and Birney 1968, Handley 1956, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Morgan 1994, Rabon et al. 2000 and Sherman 1952
Sister taxa: Eptesicus aurelianensis, Eptesicus campanensis, Eptesicus kowalskii, Eptesicus mossoczyi, Eptesicus noctuloides, Eptesicus praeglacialis
Subtaxa: Eptesicus fuscus wetmorei
Ecology: volant omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Bahamas (3 collections), Cayman Islands (2), Cuba (1), United States (33: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia), Venezuela (1)
• Blancan of United States (2: California, Texas)
Total: 42 collections including 43 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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