chiroptera

Question 1

2nd largest mammalian order, adapted for flight and sonar echolocation, exploit a wide variety of foods, temperate to tropical regions, slender bones in arms and hands to attach flight membranes, forearm muscles reduced in size, shoulder attachments allow automatic extension on the upswing,

Answer 1

order chiroptera

Question 2

plagiopetagium

Answer 2

flight membrane between the leg and the underside of the arm

Question 3

chiropatagium

Answer 3

flight membrane between the fingers

Question 4

uropatagium

Answer 4

flight membrane between the foot and the tail

Question 5

propatagium

Answer 5

flight membrane above the arm

Question 6

slow but highly maneuverable, asymmetrical wing profile, unequal pressures above and below the wings generate lift , relatively low wing load, downstroke is the power stroke and upstroke is recovery, wing tips twist to provide additional thrust

Answer 6

bat flight

Question 7

non-echolocators, old world, largest species up to 1.5kg, foxlike rostrum and large eyes, ears lack a tragus, well developed post orbital bar or process, short and rudimentary tail, eat fruit or nectar and pollen

Answer 7

order chiroptera
family Pteropodidae (flying foxes)

Question 8

1 species, roughly 2g, Thailand and Myanmar, pelvis and several lumbar vertebrae are fused, roost in caves, forage on insects by gleaning after harvest, highly endangered

Answer 8

order chiroptera
family craseonycteridae (bumblebee bat)

Question 9

tropical east Africa, southeastern Asia, Australia, large bodied with broad wings, large ears and bifurcated tragus, nose leaf on snout

Answer 9

order chiroptera
family megadermatidae (false vampire bats)

Question 10

old world, includes largest insectivorous bat, emit echolocation signals through nostrils, complex nasal folds help focus pulse

Answer 10

order chiroptera
family hipposideridae

Question 11

named for the skin folds on the nose, old world, long and narrow skull, enlarged nasal chambers, pinnae lack tragus

Answer 11

order chiroptera
family rhinolophidae (horseshoe bats)

Question 12

southern Europe, southern Asia, Australia and the new world, shoulder and forearm adaptations for better flight, long and narrow wing for high speed flight, tail extends well beyond the uropatagium, broad pinnae project to the sides, thick wrinkled lips, well developed quadrupedal locomotion, high long and fast flight, roost in massive colonies

Answer 12

order chiroptera
family molossidae (free tail bats)

Question 13

nearly world wide, small with simple faces, broad wings, large uropatagium, mostly insectivores, susceptible to white nose syndrome

Answer 13

order chiroptera
family vespertilionidae (vesper bats)