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HOARY BAT Lasiurus cinereus
A large, common and distinctive bat, the Hoary Bat can be immediately recognised by his marbled pelage and yellowish "balaclava". It is an insectivorous species, often found swooping around street lights in urban areas. By day they roost alone in densely-foliaged trees. Lasiurus bats are unusual in that the upper surface of the uropatagium (tail membrane) is furred.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM215PH) Adult head detail of individual found dead, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith April 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM216PH) Lateral view of same specimen (Paul Smith April 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM217PH) Frontal view same specimen (Paul Smith April 2007).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM218PH) Dorsal view of same specimen (Paul Smith April 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM219PH) Ventral view of same specimen (Paul Smith April 2007).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM220PH) Top of head of same specimen (Paul Smith April 2007).
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