Aselliscus

Aselliscus
	Temminck's trident leaf nose ( Aselliscus tricuspidatus )
Systematics
Subclass :	Higher mammals (Eutheria)
Superordinate :	Laurasiatheria
Order :	Bats (chiroptera)
Superfamily :	Horseshoe bat (Rhinolophoidea)
Family :	Round-leaf noses (Hipposideridae)
Genre :	Aselliscus
Scientific name
	Aselliscus
	Tate , 1941

Aselliscus is a bat genus in the family of round-leaf noses with three species that occur in Southeast Asia and the Australis region.

species

The following species belong to the genus.

Aselliscus dongbacana was only described as a separate species in 2015 and occurs in northeastern Vietnam.
The Stoliczka trident leaf nose ( Aselliscus stoliczkanus ) lives in southeast China , east Myanmar , north Laos , north Vietnam and in western Thailand to the northern Malay Peninsula . Brown and soot-gray specimens were found, probably due to a seasonal change of coat.

The Temminck trident leaf nose ( Aselliscus tricuspidatus ) is widespread from the Moluccas in the west via New Guinea and Solomon Islands to Vanuatu . The fur is brown on top and lighter on the belly.

features

The species resemble the actual trident leaf noses ( Asellia ) found further west in their physique. The genera differ in different details of the skull and teeth. As with Asellia , the nasal blade consists of a horseshoe-shaped base and a top that resembles a thickened trident. These bats reach a head-torso length of 38 to 45 mm, a tail length of 20 to 40 mm and a forearm length of 35 to 45 mm. The Stoliczka trident leaf nose is 6 to 8 g heavier than the Temminck trident leaf nose which weighs 3.5 to 4 g.

Way of life

These round-leaf noses can adapt to different habitats. They mainly rest in caves, tunnels and similar hiding places. A typical colony consists of 40 to 50 individuals, about 30 to 40 cm apart. Occasionally colonies with a few hundred specimens are registered. Females who were pregnant with a young or who suckled a young could be observed in different months. A litter rarely consists of two young animals.

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^ ^A ^b Wilson & Reeder (eds.): Mammal Species of the World . 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 (English, Aselliscus ).
↑ ^a ^b ^c Aselliscus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
↑ Vuong Tan Tu, Gábor Csorba, Tamás Görföl, Satoru Arai, Nguyen Truong Son, Hoang Trung Thanh and Alexandre Hassanin. 2015. Description of A New Species of the Genus Aselliscus (Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) from Vietnam. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA. 17 (2): 233-254. DOI: 10.3161 / 15081109ACC2015.17.2.002
↑ ^a ^b Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. Volume 1. 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD et al. 1999, pp. 338-339, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9 .

[Wilson-1] A ^b Wilson & Reeder (eds.): Mammal Species of the World . 3. Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 (English, Aselliscus ).

[IUCN-2] Aselliscus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2016.

[Vuong-3] Vuong Tan Tu, Gábor Csorba, Tamás Görföl, Satoru Arai, Nguyen Truong Son, Hoang Trung Thanh and Alexandre Hassanin. 2015. Description of A New Species of the Genus Aselliscus (Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) from Vietnam. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA. 17 (2): 233-254. DOI: 10.3161 / 15081109ACC2015.17.2.002

[Walkers-4] Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. Volume 1. 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD et al. 1999, pp. 338-339, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9 .