Spipistrellus Hesperus (Noun)
Meaning
Of western North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Spotted bats are sometimes found roosting near little brown bats and western pipistrelle or spipistrellus hesperus in the deserts of western North America.
- Spipistrellus hesperus or the western pipistrelle of western North America typically inhabits desert and grassland environments.
- Little is known about the wintering habits of spipistrellus hesperus, however in western North America the bats likely migrate south to avoid freezing temperatures.
- During their breeding season spipistrellus hesperus from western North America may have more flexible foraging schedules due to more abundant insect prey.
- Some roosting colonies of the western North American spipistrellus hesperus species often roost alone, rather than with large colonies.