Conjoined Twins in a Wild Bat: A Case Report

Daniel J. Urban; Daniel W. Sorensen; Jennifer A. Maier; M. Brock Fenton; Nancy B. Simmons; Lisa Noelle Cooper; Karen E. Sears

doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2015.17.1.016

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Daniel J. Urban,¹ Daniel W. Sorensen,¹ Jennifer A. Maier,¹ M. Brock Fenton,² Nancy B. Simmons,³ Lisa Noelle Cooper,⁴ Karen E. Sears^1,5,*

¹1School of Integrative Biology, 505 South Goodwin Avenue, University of Illinois, Urbana IL 61801, U
²2Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, 1151 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, Canada
³3Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Stree
⁴4Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Northeast Ohio Medical University, 4209 State Route 44, Roo
⁵5Institute for Genomic Biology, 1206 West Gregory Drive, University of Illinois, Urbana IL 61801, US

^*Corresponding author: E-mail: ksears@life.illinois.edu

Abstract

There are numerous records of conjoined twinning in humans and domesticated animals, but many fewer for wild animals because of the early death of conjoined twins. We here describe the incidental discovery and skeletal anatomy of a wild-caught bat fetus with two heads. To our knowledge, this is only the second conjoined bat fetus described, and the first conjoined Artibeus phaeotis. We also revisit the anatomy of the first conjoined bat that was described, a stillborn Eptesicus fuscus.

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Daniel J. Urban, Daniel W. Sorensen, Jennifer A. Maier, M. Brock Fenton, Nancy B. Simmons, Lisa Noelle Cooper, and Karen E. Sears "Conjoined Twins in a Wild Bat: A Case Report," Acta Chiropterologica 17(1), 189-192, (1 June 2015). https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2015.17.1.016

Received: 28 August 2014; Accepted: 1 May 2015; Published: 1 June 2015

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