Welwitsch's bat [SEP] parent taxon
Welwitsch's bat
Welwitsch's bat also known as Welwitsch's mouse-eared bat or Welwitsch's myotis ("Myotis welwitschii") is a species of vesper bat native to Africa.
Description.
Welwitsch's bat is a relatively large member of its genus, measuring about in length, and weighing . The body is chestnut brown, with off-white underparts, while the wing membranes are particularly distinctive, being reddish in colour with irregular dark brown to black spots. The face is pinkish, with a moderately
different habitats, but appears most common in open woodland and savannah. Welwitsch's bats generally roost alone, in trees, low bushes, artificial structures, or deep caves.
Habits.
Welwitsch's bat has broad wings with a low aspect ratio, typical of a "clutter-edge forager", i.e. bats which search for prey along the edges of vegetation or buildings. Its diet consists of aerial insect prey such as moths, beetles and bugs, based on limited observations in Mpumalanga, South Africa. There is