Chiropterans and Lagomorpha

Question 1

Order (Bats)

Answer 1

Chiroptera, Adapted for flying, with forelimb modified into wing

Question 2

Family (Flying fox / Fruit bat)

Answer 2

Pteropodidae, Rostrum long, echolocation absent (or limited), consume fruit / nectar

Question 3

Family (Leaf-nose bats)

Answer 3

Phyllostomidae,Nose leaf present, tail not protruding from uropatagium.

Question 4

Family (Plain-nose bat)

Answer 4

Vespertilionidae, Nose plain, tragus enlongated, all species in our area belong to this family.

Question 5

Family (Free-tail bats)

Answer 5

Molossidae, tails extend well beyond uropatagium, congregates in massive colonies.

Question 6

Family (Disk-wing bat)

Answer 6

Thyropteridae, Possess suction cups on hands and feet

Question 7

Family (Fishing bats)

Answer 7

Noctilionidae, Heavy lips like a bulldog, feeds on fish.

Question 8

Order (Rabbits, hares, pikas)

Answer 8

Lagomorpha, small peg like incisors behind upper incisors.

Question 9

Family (Rabbits and hares)

Answer 9

Leporidae, rostrum of skull fenestrated, hind legs modified for jumping.

Question 10

Family (pikas)

Answer 10

Ochotonidae, tail absent, rostrum not fenestrated.