Plecotus sardus
Plecotus sardus The Sardinian long-eared bat (Plecotus sardus Mucedda, Kiefer, Pidinchedda, & Veith, 2002) is a bat belonging to the
Read MoreThis section is dedicated to the Mammals (Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758) who are a class of vertebrates with a cosmopolitan spread characterized by breastfeeding of their offspring.
Within the currently living mammals class, about 5,500 species of very different sizes and shapes are classified.
Mammals have been able to colonize almost all terrestrial environments over the ages. We pass from ice caps to hot deserts.
Despite this remarkable morphological and environmental differentiation mammals have in common to be homeothermic or endothermic, from having viviparity (with the exception of the Monotremes, which are oviparous) and from having parental care which also includes breastfeeding of the offspring.
Mammals, in every environment, being heterotrophic organisms, play an important conjugated function with heterotrophs and their decrease can undermine the delicate balance of ecosystems.
Guido Bissanti
Plecotus sardus The Sardinian long-eared bat (Plecotus sardus Mucedda, Kiefer, Pidinchedda, & Veith, 2002) is a bat belonging to the
Read MorePlecotus macrobullaris The Alpine long-eared bat (Plecotus macrobullaris Kuzjakin, 1965) is a bat belonging to the Vespertilionidae family. Systematic –
Read MorePipistrellus pygmaeus The soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus Leach, 1825) is a bat belonging to the Vespertilionidae family. Systematic – From
Read MoreMyotis punicus The Felten’s myotis (Myotis puniticus Felten, Spitzenberger, & Storch, 1977) is a bat belonging to the Vespertilionidae family.
Read MoreMyotis crypticus The cryptic myotis (Myotis crypticus Ruedi, Ibáñez, Salicini, Juste & Puechmaille, 2018) is a bat belonging to the
Read MoreMyotis alcathoe The Alcatoe bat (Myotis alcathoe von Helversen & Heller, 2001) is a bat belonging to the Vespertilionidae family.
Read MoreRhinolophus mehelyi Mehely’s horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus mehelyi Matschie, 1901) is a bat belonging to the Rhinolophidae family. Systematic – From
Read MoreZiphius cavirostris The Cuvier’s beaked whale or goose-beaked whale, ziphius (Ziphius cavirostris G. Cuvier, 1823) is a cetacean belonging to
Read MoreMesoplodon europaeus Gervais’s beaked whale or Antillean beaked whale, Gulf Stream beaked whale, European beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais, 1855)
Read MoreMesoplodon bidens The Sowerby’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens, Sowerby, 1804) is a cetacean belonging to the Ziphiidae family. Systematic –
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