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Interest in the Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus) has risen dramatically since the species was listed as federally endangered in 2013. However, understanding of many aspects of the species' biology is limited, due in part to the fairly recent recognition of E. floridanus as a distinct species rather than a subspecies of E. glaucinus. Through a two-year mark-recapture study of E. floridanus roosting in a group of bat houses, we obtained morphological measurements on >200 individuals. We documented modest male-biased sexual size dimorphism (forearm length, wing width, and wing length were larger in adult males than adult females) and found gular glands exclusively among males. If these morphological differences lead to niche partitioning between sexes, conservation planning may need to consider the foraging habitat use of males and females independently. Relative to other species in the genus Eumops, E. floridanus had a moderate aspect ratio index, low wing shape index, and low wing tip index, suggesting the species may not be capable of flying at speeds as fast as other closely related species, but may be more maneuverable and more efficient when flying in cluttered space. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bat communities of mainland Southeast Asia can be highly diverse. Many are under threat. Despite this, regional faunal composition is not well documented for many areas, including regions of Vietnam. We assessed the biodiversity of bats in a watershed protection forest in the southeastern Truong Son (Annamite) Mountains, southwestern Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam in 2011-2013. Twenty species of insectivorous bats were documented including a high diversity of Murina species Tube-nosed Bats. Diversity and abundance indices were compared with that recorded previously in two nature reserves and one national park in Vietnam, and were higher or comparable in several measures despite the lack of a karst substrate for roosts. Reproduction in the insectivorous bat fauna coincided with the early rainy season. In the late dry season, pregnant females of several species were observed but volant juveniles were not present, whereas in the early wet season adult females were lactating or post-lactating and volant juveniles of nine species were detected. We recorded echolocation calls of 14 bat species; for each species, we compared features of calls with those reported previously in other Asian localities. For some species we found discrepancies in call metrics among studies, perhaps suggesting a greater hidden biodiversity of bats in Southeast Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the results of the study on the roosting sites of a Florida bonneted bat in South Florida.

The article reports on the presence of coyotes in the Florida keys, Florida. Though coyotes continued their southern expansion and are present throughout mainland Florida, they still were not reported in the Florida Keys . However, coyotes were reported on March 1, 2011, September 29, 2011 and December 6, 2012, in and around north Key Largo. It is now assumed the coyote reached Key Largo on its own by traversing one of the 2 roads that connect the island to the mainland through bridges.