#macrotis

[briery]

An endangered Greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) runs happy and free in the feral predator-proof fenced area in Pilliga National Park, northern New South Wales, Australia. (Larger 1, 2).

[mammalianmammals]

Greater Bilby (Macrotis lagotis), family Tylacomyidae, found in NW Australia

photograph by Bernard DuPont

[internetdruid]

Hi!!! 🥚 I offer since I really like the cool animal posts :^)

Bilby!

(Macrotis)

[lazer-t]

Greater Bilby

This illustration will be July's ko-fi Sticker Club design!

[packpack-killkill]

San Joaquin Kit Fox | Randy

[stickyfrogs]

More Magnificent Friends from the Frog Pond at Kubah National Park, Borneo!

Four-lined tree frog (Polypedates leucomystax), Giant River Frog (Limnonectes leporinus), Dark-eared Tree Frog (Polypedates macrotis), and File-eared Tree Frog (Polypedates otilophus)!

[inbarfink]

[proton-wobbler]

Great eared Nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis)

A tiny dragon man who owns us all

The Great-eared Nightjar is found in southwest India and parts of Southeast Asia. It is large for a nightjar, and shares its genus Lyncornis with the Malaysian-eared Nightjar. The etymology of this genus is Lunx/Lunkos for "lynx" and ornis for "bird". Macrotis comes from an Ancient Greek term for "long-eared'.

The wiki article for this bird is fairly thin, as it seems to be a typical nightjar and is likely not well studied due to its nocturnal habits. Nightjar are known for capturing insects while in flight, owing to their large, well-seeing eyes and their large gape.

Source:

Image Source: eBird - Qiang Zeng

[bones-n-bookles]

Plate LXX of Lives of Game Animals by Ernest Thompson Seton in the coyote chapter of Volume 1 part 2

Scatology of Certain Candidate

The first page shows two sets of wolf scat (1/2 size), one set of coyote scat (1/2 size), two sets of kit fox scat (2/3 size), one set of grey fox scat (1/2 size), and three sets of red fox scat (two at 1/2 size and one at 1/4 size) drawn by E T Seton. The first wolf scat has a claw scratch next to it.

The second page contains the notes on the drawings:

"All but 4, 5, and 9 are about half natural size.

1. Wolf, very large. Banks of Athabaska River, Oct. 19, 1907. Chiefly of Rabbit fur. The scratch mark or signature was very plain.

2. Wolf. Algonquin Park, Ontario, Aug. 18, 1922. A solid mass of Deer hair.

3. Coyote. Philadelphia Zoo, Feb 7, 1924.

4. Kit-fox. Philadelphia Zoo, Feb 7, 1924.

5. Kit-fox. Philadelphia Zoo, Feb 7, 1924.

6. Gray-fox. Philadelphia Zoo, Feb 7, 1924.

7. Red-fox. Quebec, 40 miles east of Kippewa, Sept. 5, 1905. Composed almost entirely of Mouse fur, with some of Redsquirrel and Chipmunk.

8. Red-fox. Yellowstone Park, July 5, 1897. Chiefly of soft, dark fine fur, probably from Yellow Rockchuck.

9. English Red-fox. Essex, England, Jan. 21, 190y. Noted chiefly on account of the unmistakeable claw-mark signature."

[herpsandbirds]

opinion on nightjars?

Delightful magnificent effervescent resplendent!

Great-eared Nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis), family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes, found in SE Asia

Photographs by FlyWithJenisha

[hurglewurm]

made a lil info sheet of foxes for a friend... better fox taxonomy under the cut if anyone is interested hehe (the grey fox is not part of tribe vulpini i just like them)

(secret third thing neither canini nor vulpini considered basal to all living canids)

Urocyon

U. cinereoargenteus, Grey Fox

U. littoralis, Island Fox (not pictured)

TRIBE VULPINI

Otocyon

O. megalotis, Bat-Eared Fox

Nyctereutes

N. procyonides, Raccoon Dog

N. viverrinus, Japanese Raccoon Dog (not pictured)

Vulpes (“True Foxes”)

V. zerda, Fennec Fox

V. bengalensis, Bengal Fox

V. vulpes, Red Fox

V. chama, Cape Fox

V. macrotis, Kit Fox

V. lagopus, Arctic Fox

V. cana, Blanford’s Fox (not pictured)

V. corsac, Corsac Fox (not pictured)

V. ferrilata, Tibetan Fox (not pictured)

V. pallida, Pale Fox (not pictured)

V. rueppellii, Rüppel’s fox (not pictured)

 V. velox, Swift Fox (not pictured)

[mutant-distraction]

The great eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is found in southwest India and in parts of Southeast Asia. This very large nightjar has long barred wings, a barred tail and long ear-tufts which are often recumbent. Wikipedia

[fox-thursday]

The Vulpes genus has 12 extant (still living) foxes and 2 (that I know of) extinct (not living) foxes.

The Vulpes genus is considered to be the "true foxes". Other genuses are closer to wolves, jackals, and other canines, but are still commonly referred to as foxes.

- Vulpes vulpes | Red Fox

- has multiple subspecies

- Vulpes lagopus | Arctic Fox

- Vulpes zerda | Fennec Fox

- Vulpes macrotis | Kit Fox

- Vulpes macrotis mutica | San Joaquin Kit

- Vulpes velox | Swift Fox

- Vulpes ferrilata | Tibetan Fox

- Vulpes corsac | Corsac Fox

- Vulpes rueppellii | Rüppell’s Fox

- Vulpes bengalensis | Bengal Fox

- Vulpes cana | Blanford’s Fox

- Vulpes chama | Cape Fox

- Vulpes pallida | Pale Fox

- Vulpes skinneri | extinct fox

- Vulpes riffautae | extinct fox

[askforabird]

great eared nightjar ? (dragon bird)

Great Eared-Nightjar Lyncornis macrotis

© Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok

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July Sticker Club design: Greater Bilby!

Join before August 1st to get this design!

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More info below the cut:

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August 2024's design will be revealed later this month.

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Tufted Ground Squirrel (Rheithrosciurus macrotis)

Habitat & Distribution

Resides only in lowland tropical forests; occasionally ventures into orchards

Found on the island of Borneo

Physical Description

Weight: 1–2 kg (2.2–4.4 lb)

Length: 63.4–69.4 cm (25–27.4 in)

Tufted grown squirrels are generally brown with reddish tints; they have a white stripe running down the sides of their bodies, and long tufts on their ears

The tail is extraordinarily large and fluffy, and adults have long, grooved inscisors

Behaviour

The tufted ground squirrel forages both on the ground and in trees; its diet include nuts, seeds, and fruit

Potential predators include mustelids, birds of prey, and clouded leopards

Key Advantages

The tufted ground squirrel's large inscisors are mainly used for cracking hard nuts, but have often been rumoured to be used to hunt deer

Its large tail is thought to disorient potential predators

See where they stand in the May Mammal Madness Tournament here!

Photo by James Armstrong