File talk:Sri Lankan vesper bat.jpg

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What is this?

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This is clearly not what it's labelled as. What is it? My best guess would be a Peter's Myotis, but I'm no mammalogist. Any experts out there? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sumanuil (talk • contribs) 03:17, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Captured in Sri Lanka. --AntanO 16:33, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
So? There are other bats there. It may not be Myotis ater, but it's still neither a baby, nor C. bracyotis. Sumanuil (talk) 19:04, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Sri Lanka does not have Peter's Myotis. Do not change description without know the fact. Does C. bracyotis or Myotis ater available in Sri Lanka? --AntanO 20:15, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
It doesn't matter. There are more than 30 species of bat in Sri Lanka, and this is clearly not a fruit-eater. It's being very helpful, showing those lovely sharp teeth, ideal for insects, not so much for fruit. Also, this animal is fully furred, has a full set of adult teeth, has myotine ears, small eyes, and is the wrong color. Sumanuil (talk) 20:37, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
(Edit conflict) I agree that it doesn't look like a C. bracyotis; the eyes are much too small, for instance, and C. bracyotis doesn't have a flap at the base of the ear like this one. It looks more like some sort of vesper bat to me, maybe a pipistrelle (compare File:Pipistrellus tenuis by Manoj P.jpg). clpo13(talk) 20:40, 8 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I have left a message at en:w:Wikipedia:WikiProject Mammals/Bats Task Force. Hopefully some expert there will weigh in here. --Animalparty (talk) 02:09, 10 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I am a bat biologist. That is 1000% not a Cynopterus spp., nor any other megachiroptera/Yinpterochiroptera. It is also not a juvenile of any species. I cannot state what it is is with any certainty, as bats are difficult to tell apart without a specimen in hand, and even then sometimes you need echolocation characteristics or DNA. I'd hazard that it is a Vespertilionidae species, but that is a huge and cosmopolitan family. Wish I could be of more help. Enwebb (talk) 16:56, 11 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@Enwebb: Would this en:List of mammals of Sri Lanka#Order: Chiroptera (bats) give some idea? --AntanO 13:15, 13 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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