Lava Beds National Monument (May 2017 Update)
19-20 May 2017 I was in Crater Lake area for a family vacation (not a mammal trip). Brief mammal notes. Two very brief stops at Tule Lake Wildlife Refuge. Before dark: Montane Vole
RFI: Bat ID from La Lancha tunnel, Andujar, Spain
Hi, We recently visited the Andujar area of Spain and, despite missing the lynx, took a few photos of the bats in the tunnel by the dam at La Lancha. We would appreciate any help i
It’s time for “Helping Tomer Identify Small Mammals based on Terrible Pictures!”
So I didn’t do my homework on small mammals before goign to the CAR… So I kind of learned some of the squirrels and galagos as I went along. Well, the red-legged sun sq
New species
Two new papers of interest: (1) splitting trident-nosed bat into 3 spp., one of them completely new; (2) claiming multiple new spp. among Chinese pikas. I find the first one prett
Vampyrum spectrum
It’s always great when mammalwatchers contribute to science. Here is my short paper (published last Friday) that uses observations from a bunch of amateurs as well as my own
free e-book “Field Guide to Amazonian Bats”
I don’t think I have seen a notice of this here yet? There is a new and free e-book, titled “Field Guide to Amazonian Bats.” Link is at bottom of the summary below. If that l
Field Guide to Amazonian Bats
Hi all Glad to see the new site looking so good, and that I can still post! An identification guide to bats of the Amazon has been published online (cheers to Phil Saunders for bri
Arizona Bats
Well, the bats are certainly back at our place here north of Tucson. Here is what was waiting for us after a trip to Yellowstone a few weeks back: I count about 20 Pallid bat
White-winged Bat in Rwanada
This bat was flying over the Masaka wetland (Kigali, Rwanda) at dusk. It had strikingly white wings – I’ve never seen a bat like it. I have very few African bat resourc
Indian bat ID
Hi all Anyone any good on Indian bats? There seems to be a paucity of literature on the subject, but I was hoping for some input on the below two species photographed by Will Soar