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Best viewed in a maximizes window on a 800 x 600 screen resolution !
Sorry its small print, it's the only way I could work out how to get it on one screen!
It is however also available in MS Word 2 format, already formatted for printing on either A4 or A5, as a 10KB zip file
| Greater Horseshoe | Lesser Horseshoe | Brown Long Eared | Barbastelle | Noctule | Leisler's | Pipistrelle | Serotine | Bechstine's | Natterers | Daubenton's | Whiskered | Brant's | |
| Nose Leaf | YES | YES | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| Forearm Length in mm then inches | 51 - 61 2" - 2 3/8" |
35 - 43 1 3/8" - 1 11/16" |
34 - 42 1 3/8" - 1 5/8" |
47 - 55 1 7/8" - 2 3/16" |
36 - 44 1 7/16" - 1 3/4" |
38 - 48 1 1/2" - 1 7/8" |
28 - 36 1 1/8" - 1 3/8" |
48 - 55 1 7/8" - 2 3/16" |
38 - 46 1 1/2" - 1 13/16" |
36 - 43 1 7/16" - 1 11/16" |
33 - 40 1 5/16" - 1 9/16" |
30 - 37 1 5/16" - 1 7/16" |
31 - 38 1 1/4" - 1 1/2" |
| Ear basses widely spaced | YES | YES | NO | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Shape of ears and length (reach if pressed to muzzle) | Long, greater than 28mm, 1 1/8" | 20mm, 3/4", wide as long, furry | |||||||||||
| Tragus details | No Tragus | No Tragus | Broader than long | Broader than long | Broader than long, finger shaped | Longer than broad, tip blunt | Broader than long | 3/4 lenth of ear, thin and pale | Medium, convex | Long, Concave outer edge | Medium, Convex or straight outer edge | ||
| Calcar | 3/4 of length, foot to tail | ||||||||||||
| Tail, membrane edge | 2mm, 3/32" of tail | Slight lobe | Prominent lobe | Shape of lobe, S shaped, 6mm, 1/4" of tail | Hairs from Calcar to tail | Fine hairs, membraine attached to ankle | Membrane attached to base of toes | Membrane attached to base of toes | |||||
| Hind foot details | >1/2 shin length | <1/2 shin length | |||||||||||
| Likely roost site | |||||||||||||
| Wingspan in mm then inches | 340 - 390
13 3/8" - 15 3/8" |
225 - 250
8 7/8" - 9 7/8" |
230 - 285
9" - 11 1/4" |
245 - 280
9 5/8" - 11" |
320 - 390
12 5/8" - 15 3/8" |
280 - 340
11" - 13 3/8" |
190 - 250
7 1/2" - 9 7/8" |
340 -380
13 3/8" - 15" |
250 - 300
9 7/8" - 11 7/8" |
250 - 300
9 7/8" - 11 7/8" |
230 - 270
9" - 10 5/8" |
210 - 240
8 1/4" - 9 1/2" |
210 - 255
8 1/4" - 10" |
| Other features | Obvious Penis, Parallel sided | Obvious Penis, Club shaped | |||||||||||
| Weight in grams then ounces | 13 - 34
0·46oz - 1·2oz |
4 - 9
0·14oz - 0·3oz |
6 - 12
0·2oz - 0·4oz |
6 - 13
0·2oz - 0·46oz |
19 - 40
0·67oz - 1·4oz |
11 - 20
0·39oz - 0·7oz |
3 - 9
0·1oz - 0·32oz |
15 - 35
0·53oz - 1·24oz |
7 - 13
0·25oz - 0·46oz |
7 - 12
0·25oz - 0·4oz |
6 - 12
0·25oz - 0·4oz |
4 - 9
0·14oz - 0·32oz |
5 - 10
0·18oz - 0·35oz |
| Echo location frequency (optimum, KHz) |
85 | 110 | 120 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 45 or 55 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
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