Malus fusca Malus fusca Malus fusca, with the common names Oregon crabapple and Pacific crabapple, is a North American species of crabapple. It is native to western North America from Alaska, through British Columbia, to northwestern California. It grows in temperate coniferous forest, primarily in the Cascade Range and the Pacific Coast Ranges. "Malus fusca" is a deciduous tree up to tall. Leaves are up to 10 cm (4 inches) long. Flowers are white or pale pink, blooming in Spring. The fruits are small round apple-shaped pomes, red, yellow, or yellow-green. The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked, however it has
Velvety fruit-eating bat Velvety fruit-eating bat The velvety fruit-eating bat (Enchisthenes hartii), also known as Hart's little fruit bat, is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Enchisthenes. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela. It was described as a new species in 1892 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. Thomas initially placed it in the genus "Artibeus", with the scientific name "Artibeus hartii". The eponym for the species name ""hartii"" is J. H. Hart, who provided the holotype to Thomas. Hart was