Cape York Pipebat

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Cape York Pipebat
Systematics
Superfamily : Smooth-nosed (Vespertilionoidea)
Family : Smooth-nosed (Vespertilionidae)
Subfamily : True smooth-nosed (Vespertilioninae)
Tribe : Pipistrellini
Genre : Pipistrelle bats ( Pipistrellus )
Type : Cape York Pipebat
Scientific name
Pipistrellus adamsi
Kitchener , Caputi & Jones , 1986
Distribution area of ​​the Cape York pipefish

The Cape York pipistrelle ( Pipistrellus adamsi ) is a species in the smooth-nosed family found in northern Australia . The epithet in the scientific name honors the Australian zoologist Mark Andrew Adams, who works at the South Australian Museum.

features

With a head-to-trunk length of 33.9 to 42 mm and a tail length of 26.7 to 34.6 mm, the species is a small representative of the pipistrelle. It has wide, rounded ears that are 9.4 to 12 mm long. For the original description of the fur, a specimen preserved in alcohol was dried. It was mostly light brown with a brown head. The flight skins, ears and other exposed skins are black-brown. The tail fly skin is partially covered with fur. The Cape York pipefish differs from closely related pipebats in many details of the skull and dentition.

distribution

The distribution area of ​​the Cape York pipefish is on the Cape York Peninsula in the Australian state of Queensland and on the northern peninsula of the state of Northern Territory . The bat lives near watering points in savannas , rainforests and open forests. In the Northern Territory it is often found around groups of trees with eucalyptus ( eucalyptus ).

Way of life

The Cape York pipistrelle rests in crevices in the rock and probably in tree hollows. There is probably more than one litter per year and one young is born per litter.

status

Changes to the landscape caused by grazing pets can have a negative impact on the population. There are several national parks and other protected areas in the range of the Cape York Pipefish . The IUCN lists the species as Least Concern .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Don E. Wilson , DeeAnn M. Reeder (Ed.): Mammal Species of the World . A taxonomic and geographic Reference . 3. Edition. 2 volumes. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 (English, Pipistrellus adamsi ).
  2. ↑ Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson (Eds.): The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals . Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD 2009, pp. 3 (English, Adams ).
  3. ^ Kitchener, Caputi & Jones: Revision of Australo-Papuan Pipistrellus ( en , PDF) In: Records of the Western Australian Museum . Pp. 463-468. 1986. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ a b c Pipistrellus adamsi in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2016 Posted by: Lumsden, L., Woinarski, J. & Milne, D., 2008. Accessed November 4, 2017th