Gallagher bulldog bat
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The Gallagher bulldog bat , also Gallagher's free- tailed bat ( Chaerephon gallagheri , syn .: Tadarida gallagheri ) is an African bat species of the cantilever bat genus , of which only the holotype is known.
description
Only a single male animal is known of the species. With a forearm length of 37.5 mm, the Gallagher bulldog bat is a small species of bat. The ears of this animal are connected by a strip of skin, like other representatives of the free-tailed bats. Between the ears there is also a skin pocket in which there is a mop of hair, which, as with other species, can presumably be set up like a mohawk. The species can be distinguished from all other free-tailed bats by the large skin pocket that protrudes into the strip of skin between the ears and forms a protuberance there. Another distinguishing feature is the elongated narrow skull. The rostrum is elongated, the nostrils are surrounded by a membranous nasal attachment, similar to the nose attachment of mouse-tailed bats . These nose pieces, which are visible from the front, are also a distinguishing feature to all other free-tailed bats. The upper lip is wrinkled, the wings long and narrow. The skins of the animal preserved in alcohol are dark gray in color, the fur earth brown. The tail protrudes 3/4 of the tail membrane, as in other free-tailed bats.
Systematics and distribution
Since only a single animal of the species has so far been caught in the Democratic Republic of the Congo about 30 km southwest of the city of Kindu , the range is unknown. Due to the nasal attachments, which are not found in any other species of the cantilever bat, the Gallagher bulldog bat could form an independent genus. This needs further research.
Way of life
The only known specimen of the Gallagher bulldog bat was caught in a semi-evergreen secondary forest with dense undergrowth, where most of the large trees were cleared.
Etymology and history of research
The holotype was caught in 1974 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, (then: Zaire ), in the "Scierie Forest" and first described in 1975 by David Harrison . The name honors Major MD Gallagher, who collected the holotype.
Danger
Since not enough information is known about the Gallagher's bulldog bat, the IUCN does not issue a data deficit assessment.
Web links
- Chaerephon gallagheri in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Accessed March 31, 2019.
- Chaerephon gallagheri inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019.1. Posted by: S. Mickleburgh, AM Hutson, W. Bergmans, FPD Cotterill, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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 .
- ^ Murray Wrobel, Elsevier's dictionary of mammals . 1st edition. Elsevier, Amsterdam / Heidelberg 2006, ISBN 0-444-51877-0 (Latin, English, German, French, Italian).
- ↑ Chaerephon gallagheri in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Accessed March 31, 2019.
- ^ A b David L. Harrison: A New Species of African Free-Tailed Bat (Chiroptera: Molossidae) Obtained by the Zaire River Expedition. In: Mammalia. 39, No. 2, 1975, pp. 313-318.
- ^ MD Gallagher, David L. Harrison: Report on the Bats (Chiroptera) Obtained by the Zaire River Expedition. In: Bonn. zool. Contribution. Issue 1/2. 1977, pp. 19-32.
- ↑ Chaerephon gallagheri in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019.1. Posted by: S. Mickleburgh, AM Hutson, W. Bergmans, FPD Cotterill, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2019.