Eptesicus taddeii

Taxobox
name = "Eptesicus taddeii"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Chiroptera
familia = Vespertilionidae
genus = "Eptesicus"
species = "E. taddeii"
binomial = "Eptesicus taddeii"
binomial_authority = Miranda, Bernardi & Passos, 2006

"Eptesicus taddeii" is a species of medium-sized bat belonging to the family Vespertilionidae. It is restricted to the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil.

This newly discovered species, which has a total length of up to 120 mm, is most similar to "Eptesicus brasiliensis" but can be distinguished from that species by its more robust appearance, redder colouring, larger muzzle and rounder-shaped ears.

The specific name honours the Brazilian zoologist Valdir Antônio Taddei.

References

*cite journal |url=http://zoo.bio.ufpr.br/mamifero/A%20new%20species%20of%20Eptesicus%20-%20Mammalia%20-%20Chiroptera%20-%20Vespertilionidae%20-%20from%20the%20Atlantic%20Forest%20Brazil%20Miranda%20et%20al%202006.pdf |title=A new species of "Eptesicus" (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Atlantic Forest, Brazil |journal=Zootaxa |volume=1383 |year=2006 |author=João M. D. Miranda, Itiberê P. Bernardi & Fernando C. Passos|pages=57–68