Leucism in Two Tri-colored Bats (Perimyotis subflavus) in Texas

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2017 English Publisher:Humboldt Field Research InstituteJournal:Southeastern Naturalist, volume 16, pages N43-N45 (issn: 1528-7092, eissn: 1938-5412,

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Authors: Meierhofer, Melissa B.; Demere, Krysta D.;

doi: 10.1656/058.016.0401 , 10.5281/zenodo.13440116 , 10.5281/zenodo.13440115

Leucism in Two Tri-colored Bats (Perimyotis subflavus) in Texas

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Although aberrant coloration is known to occur in mammals, few records of the phenomenon exist in the literature for North American bats. Here we report on 2 leucistic Perimyotis subflavus (Tri-colored Bats) in Leon County, TX, that had a distinct white patch on their bodies. Our observation is the third documentation of leucism in Tri-colored Bats.

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The University of Texas System
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Texas A&M University
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Keywords

Chiroptera, Mammalia, bats, Animalia, bat, Biodiversity, Chordata

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