Long-eared small-toothed bat
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The small-toothed long-eared bat ( Nyctophilus microdon ) is a little-researched bat from the smooth-nosed family . It is endemic to Papua New Guinea .
features
The type specimens have a head-torso length of 41.9 mm, a forearm length of 39.2 to 41 mm, a shin length of 16.6 to 17 mm, a rear foot length of 7.9 mm to 9.6 mm and an ear length from 20.2 to 20.8 mm. The canines are very short.
Occurrence
Only a few specimens of the species are known to have been found on Mount Wilhelm in the Eastern Highlands Province , in the region of Welya in the Hagen Mountains in the Western Highlands Province , in a cave near Atea Gana Anda on the Muller Plateau in the Southern Highlands Province and in Uinba were collected in the Kubor Range.
Habitat and way of life
The habitat are mountain rainforests at medium altitudes between 1,900 and 2,150 m. This bat uses trees or caves as sleeping places. Nothing is known about their way of life.
status
The IUCN classifies this type in the category of insufficient data ( data deficient ). The loss of caves and forest habitats is likely to pose a threat.
literature
- Flannery, TF 1995. Mammals of New Guinea . 2nd Edition. Chatswood, New South Wales: Reed Books, 568 pp. ISBN 0-7301-0411-7
- Bonaccorso, F. 1998. Bats of Papua New Guinea . Conservation International , Washington, DC, USA.