Batty about Summer
July 2, 2024
It’s summertime (in the Northern Hemisphere) and the evening skies are alive with activity. As the sun sets, bugs are flying around and bats are
34 species, over a third of Panama’s 100+ bat species have been captured by our intrepid bat enthusiasts in just three nights!
The bat list as of Day 3:
1 Artibeus intermedius
2 Artibeus jamaicensis
3 Artibeus lituratus
4 Artibeus phaeotis
5 Artibeus toltecus
6 Artibeus watsoni
7 Carollia brevicauda
8 Carollia castanea
9 Carollia perspicillata
10 Chiroderma salvini
11 Chiroderma villosum
12 Cynomops greenhalli
13 Desmodus rotundus
14 Eptesicus brasiliensis
15 Eumops auripendulus
16 Glossophaga commissarisi
17 Glossophaga soricina
18 Lichonycteris obscura
19 Lonchophylla robusta
20 Micronycteris microtis
21 Molossus molossus
22 Myotis albescens
23 Myotis riparius
24 Noctilio albiventris
25 Noctilio leporinus
26 Phyllostomus hastatus
27 Platyrrhinus helleri
28 Pteronutus parnellii
29 Pteropteryx macrotis
30 Rhogeessa tumida
31 Rhynchonycteris naso
32 Saccopteryx bilineata
33 Uroderma bilobatum
34 Vampyrodes caraccioli
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Michael Lazari Karapetian has over twenty years of investment management experience. He has a degree in business management, is a certified NBA agent, and gained early experience as a money manager for the Bank of America where he established model portfolios for high-net-worth clients. In 2003 he founded Lazari Capital Management, Inc. and Lazari Asset Management, Inc. He is President and CIO of both and manages over a half a billion in assets. In his personal time he champions philanthropic causes. He serves on the board of Moravian College and has a strong affinity for wildlife, both funding and volunteering on behalf of endangered species.