A Partial Albino Bat of <EM>Miniopterus magnater</EM> Found in Anhui, China

LUO Feng<SUP>; </SUP>; TANG Jia; ZHANG Shu-yi; CHEN Qi-cai<SUP>; *</SUP>

LUO Feng, , TANG Jia, ZHANG Shu-yi, CHEN Qi-cai, *. 2007. A Partial Albino Bat of Miniopterus magnater Found in Anhui, China. Zoological Research, 28(4): 443-445.

Citation:

LUO Feng, , TANG Jia, ZHANG Shu-yi, CHEN Qi-cai, *. 2007. A Partial Albino Bat of Miniopterus magnater Found in Anhui, China. Zoological Research, 28(4): 443-445.

Citation:

LUO Feng, , TANG Jia, ZHANG Shu-yi, CHEN Qi-cai, *. 2007. A Partial Albino Bat of Miniopterus magnater Found in Anhui, China. Zoological Research, 28(4): 443-445.

A Partial Albino Bat of Miniopterus magnater Found in Anhui, China

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We captured one female Miniopterus magnater (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) with partial albinism on its ventral neck in a mine cave in Jinzhai County, Anhui Province China, on October 24, 2006. The body mass, body length with head, forearm length, tibia length, hind foot length, tail length, ear length and ear width of this bat are 14.4 g, 50.1 mm, 48.2 mm, 20.7 mm, 9.3 mm, 51.2 mm, 10.7 mm and 8.8 mm, respectively, which are all in the parameter range of normal individuals.