Yucatan yellow bat
The Yucatan yellow bat (Rhogeessa aeneus) is a species of bat found in the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, and possibly also in Belize and Guatemala. These small insectivorous bats forage on flying insects (most likely mosquitoes) at dawn and dusk.
| Yucatan yellow bat | |
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| Rhogeessa aeneus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Rhogeessa |
| Species: | R. aeneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhogeessa aeneus Goodwin, 1958 | |
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A small population of these bats has been observed on Spanish Lookout Caye, Belize, since at least 1998. They are on both the east and west sides of the mangrove caye, which is located east of Belize City in the Drowned Cayes Range. According to the locals who work on the caye, the bats are thought to roost in the coconut trees during the day.
Note Rhogeessa spp. on the keys and southern BZE are likely R. tumida, not R. aeneus. Surveys on the Yucatan Peninsula in BZE (Ambergris Key) suggest Tumida is what is found there. I am updating the bats of Belize book with Interactive ID keys to the vocal signatures of non-phyllostomids. B.W. Miller 2019
References
- Solari, S. (2019). "Rhogeessa aeneus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136810A22043785. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T136810A22043785.en.