Table 2. Bat species predicted to be RABV reservoirs based on the conservative criteria.
Since there is inherent variation when performing permutations, species with Shapley values close to zero (especially those < 0.1) should be considered with caution.
| Species | Family | Shapley value |
|---|---|---|
| Spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) | Vespertilionidae | 0.47 |
| Southern yellow bat (Lasiurus ega) | Vespertilionidae | 0.34 |
| Long-legged myotis (Myotis volans) | Vespertilionidae | 0.26 |
| Eastern small-footed myotis (Myotis leibii) | Vespertilionidae | 0.21 |
| Dark-nosed small-footed myotis (Myotis melanorhinus) | Vespertilionidae | 0.18 |
| Western mastiff bat (Eumops perotis) | Molossidae | 0.15 |
| Gray bat (Myotis grisescens) | Vespertilionidae | 0.1 |
| Northern long-eared myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) | Vespertilionidae | 0.09 |
| Pallas’s long-tongued bat (Glossophaga soricina) | Phyllostomidae | 0.08 |
| Big free-tailed bat (Nyctinomops macrotis) | Molossidae | 0.07 |
| Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) | Vespertilionidae | 0.05 |
| Dwarf bonneted bat (Eumops bonariensis) | Molossidae | 0.38 |
| Armenian whiskered bat (Myotis hajastanicus) | Vespertilionidae | 0.03 |
| Rafinesque’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii) | Vespertilionidae | 0.02 |
| Little yellow-shouldered bat (Sturnira lilium) | Phyllostomidae | 0.02 |
| Jamaican fruit bat (Artibeus jamaicensis) | Phyllostomidae | 0.02 |