Article Nº 2460 Mammal Vol. II · p. 760
Bats
Original title: Morcegos
Bats of Madeira: two species are known, the endemic Vesperugo madeirensis and the European V. maurus.
Mammals of the order Chiroptera, of which two species are known in the archipelago: Vesperugo madeirensis, of Madeira and the Canary Islands, and V. maurus, a European species. Bats are insectivorous and come out only at night, spending the day hidden in dark places, hanging by their hind limbs.
Vesperugo maurus is a larger and more robust animal than V. madeirensis, as the specimens in the Seminary Museum (Museu do Seminário) show.
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