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  • The native mammalian fauna includes six species: Galápagos fur seal Arctocephalus galapogoensis (VU), Galápagos sea lion Zalophus californianus wollebacki (VU), rice rat Oryzomys galapagoensis (VU) on Santa Fé, and on Fernandina, a rice rat Nesoryzomys indefessus (VU), hairytailed bat Lasiurus brachyotis and hoary bat L. cinereus.

    Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador 2009

  • In the drier Sahel-Saharan transition zone, the tree species include Maerua crassifolia and Leptadenia pyrotechnica with the herbs Panicum turgidum, Lasiurus hirsutus and Aerva javanica.

    Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger 2008

  • Two bat species Lasiurus brachyotis and L. cinereus also have made it to the islands, and they are not endemic.

    Galápagos Islands xeric scrub 2007

  • Except for one bat species, the Hawaiian hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus semotus (I), native mammalian species are absent.

    Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, United States 2009

  • Lasiurus scindicus, Aeluropus lagopoides, and Sporobolus spp.

    Thar desert 2008

  • The perennial grasses most important as food for the oryx are Lasiurus hirsutus, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, Panicum turgidum, Chrysopogon sp.,

    Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, Oman 2008

  • Vegetation consists of sparse herbaceous/grassy steppe (typical species include Aerva javanica, Cymbopogon schoenanthus, Panicum turgidum, and Lasiurus scindicus) and scattered Acacia tortilis/Acacia asak steppe with some Rhigozum somalense/Caesalpinia erianthera shrubland.

    Eritrean coastal desert 2007

  • Some bats include Histiotus montanus and Lasiurus cinereus; these two species hibernate.

    Central Andean wet puna 2007

  • Incidentally, Matt, the red bat is a Lasiurus like the hoary and noctule, but probably too small to get birds.

    Bat Falconry? 2007

  • Many species of mammals have their distribution limits in this area (e.g. Perognathus flavus), or have been recorded only in this region (bats such as Myotis californica, Myotis volans and Lasiurus xanthinus).

    Balsas dry forests 2007

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