Sulawesi free-tailed bat
Sulawesi free-tailed bat | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Molossidae |
Genus: | Mops |
Species: | M. sarasinorum |
Binomial name | |
Mops sarasinorum (Meyer, 1899) | |
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The Sulawesi free-tailed bat (Mops sarasinorum) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1899 by German biologist Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer. Von Meyer placed it in the now-defunct genus Nyctinomus with a binomial of N. sarasinorum.[2] The eponym for the species name "sarasinorum" was Paul and Fritz Sarasin, a pair of Swiss cousins who conducted a research expedition in Sulawesi.[3]
Description
It has a forearm length of approximately 40 mm (1.6 in). Its fur color is variable, with individuals documented with blackish brown, blackish chestnut, or chesnut-brown.[4] Individuals weigh approximately 19.7 g (0.69 oz).[5]
Range and habitat
It is native to Southeast Asia where it is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. It has been found at elevations up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level.[1]
Conservation
As of 2016, it is evaluated as a data deficient species by the IUCN.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Rosell-Ambal, R.G.B.; Tabaranza, B.; McKinnon, J.; Kingston, T.; Maharadatunkamsi, D.; Wiantoro, S. (2016). "Mops sarasinorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13847A22078424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13847A22078424.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ von Meyer, C. E. H. (1899). "Nyctinomus sarasinorum". Säugethiere Vom Celebes- und Philippinen-Archipel (7): 16–18.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. JHU Press. pp. 357–358. ISBN 9780801895333.
- ^ Tate, G. H. H. (1941). "Molossid bats of the Archbold collections" (PDF). American Museum of Natural History (1142).
- ^ Hill, J. E.; Rozendaal, F. G. (1989). "Records of bats (Microchiroptera) from Wallacea". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 63: 97–122.
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- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Infraclass: Eutheria
- Superorder: Laurasiatheria
- Order: Chiroptera
Subfamily Molossinae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Subfamily Tomopeatinae | |||
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