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Kerivoula sp.
an Insectivore bat found in the forest of Mindanao Island, Philippines
Pictures taken courtesy of Kuya Maki
Spotted on Apr 25, 2008
Submitted on Sep 25, 2011
10 Comments
thanks for the suggestion. yes, these captures were part of a research study
Common name: Woolly Bat - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerivoula
Rai Gomez (Phil. Bat Champions) suggested Kerivoula sp. and ask if these captures part of a research study?
Please consider joining the Cave Biota of the Philippines mission, http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/9049... and adding this spotting to the mission.
Thanks for your suggestions J.T.Layne
Here are two sites that may be able to point you in the right direction for an i.d.: http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/plantguides/g...
http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/philippin...
Using the first sight mentioned, it appears that this is a member of the vespertilionidae family. Good luck!
nope, that's really their eyes... they seldom used it. they usually used sounds to locate their prey more than their eyes.
No, as far as I know, bats are not blind.
aren't they blind?
Is he missing an eye?