Observations on the natural history of Samoan bats
Cox PA. 1983. Observations on the natural history of Samoan bats. Mammalia. 47(4):519-523
Describes two genera of bats known to occur in the Samoan archipelago -- Pteropus and Emballonura. Posits that a report of a third genus, Myotis, is the result of a single, transient bat from a distant area.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Cox, Paul
- Units
- NPSA , PACN
- Keywords
- American Samoa, Animal Studies, Pacific Fruit Bats (Pteropodidae), Samoan Fruit Bat (Pteropus samoensis), Sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura semicaudata), Tongan fruit bat (Pteropus tonganus)