Rendall's Serotine

Rendall's SerotineRendall’s serotine is a small insect-eating bat that extends into savanna. In a West African rice-field study, it also took larger prey during the wet season.What does it look like?The genus revision describes small-to-medium vesper bats and includes P. rendalli among species with translucent white wing membranes.How does it live?Rendall’s serotine is a small insect-eating bat that extends into savanna. In a West African rice-field study, it also took larger prey during the wet season.In lowland rice fields in Guinea-Bissau, it consumed larger ground-dwelling prey and opportunistically took Lepidoptera during wet-season peaks.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.