Bini parchment wing bat
| Bini parchment wing bat | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Historical drawing of the Bini parchment winged bat ( Myopterus whitleyi ) from the first description |
||||||||||||
| Systematics | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| Scientific name | ||||||||||||
| Myopterus whitleyi | ||||||||||||
| ( Scharff , 1900) |
The Bini parchment- winged bat ( Myopterus whitleyi , syn .: Mormopterus whitleyi ) is a species of bat of the genus of the parchment-winged bats that occurs in sub-Saharan Africa .
description
The Bini parchment wing bat is a small type of bat, the forearm length is between 33 and 36 mm. The total length of the body including the tail is about 81 to 99 mm. As with other members of the bulldog bat family, the tail protrudes from the tail membrane. The long, narrow wings are whitish-yellow to transparent in color, which is typical of the parchment-winged bat species. On the flanks there is a light strip of fur at the base of the wings. The back fur is dark brown, the belly side is colored whitish in contrast. The narrow, pointed ears stand wide apart and have not grown together. The lips are hairless.
Systematics & distribution
The species occurs in the Congo Basin . Evidence is available from Cameroon , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Central African Republic , Gabon , Ghana and Nigeria . The easternmost evidence comes from Uganda . No subspecies are distinguished.
Way of life
The Bini parchment wing bat is found in the rainforest and adjacent forest edges. During the day, the animals rest in small groups hanging freely between the leaves of the trees.
Etymology & Research History
The holotype of the bini parchment wing bat was made by Dr. JC Whitley in Nigeria near Benin City and made available to Robert Francis Scharff for identification. In 1900 he described the new species under the name Mormopterus whitleyi . The specific epithon honors Dr. JC Whitley.
Danger
The IUCN has classified the species as not endangered (“least concern”) due to its large distribution area and the presumably large population size.
literature
- Ara Monadjem , Peter John Taylor , FPD (Woody) Cotterill , M. Corrie Schoeman: Bats of Southern and Central Africa: A Biogeographic and Taxonomic Synthesis . 1st edition. Wits University Press, Pretoria 2010, ISBN 978-1-86814-508-9 .
Web links
- Myopterus whitleyi in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- Myopterus whitleyi inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017.3. Listed by: Monadjem et al., 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ^ Theodor CH Cole: Dictionary of Mammal Names - Dictionary of Mammal Names . 1st edition. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2015, ISBN 978-3-662-46269-0 .
- ↑ a b Myopterus whitleyi in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ↑ a b Monadjem et al .: Bats of Southern and Central Africa: A Biogeographic and Taxonomic Synthesis. 2010, pp. 344-345
- ↑ a b Victor Van Cakenberghe, Ernest CJ Seamark (ed.): ACR. 2016. African Chiroptera Report 2016. African Bats . 2016, ISSN 1990-6471 , p. 426-427 .
- ^ RF Scharff: On a new Species of Bat from West Africa In: The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Ser. 7, 6 (36) 569-570, 1900 ( [1] )
- ↑ Myopterus whitleyi in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017.3. Listed by: Monadjem et al., 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2018.