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

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

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	189-192
Number of pages	4
Journal	Acta Chiropterologica
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2015.17.1.016
State	Published - Jun 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Artibeus phaeotis
Chiroptera
dicephalus parapagus
fetus
head

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Animal Science and Zoology

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