Moss forest blossom bat
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The moss forest flowers flying fox ( Syconycteris Hobbit ) is a Fledertier in the family of flying foxes , which on Guinea occurs. The flying fox received its specific epithet as a reference to the fictional people of the hobbits in JRR Tolkien's stories. Both the flying fox and the hobbits have hairy feet.
features
With a total length of 68 to 78 mm and a forearm length of 47 to 52 mm, the species is one of the smaller flying foxes. A tail is absent and the length of the ears is 9.5 to 12 mm. Depending on the area of distribution and gender, the weight is between 15 and 22 g. The dense, silky fur on the top is gray-brown to dark brown in color. On the underside, the fur is lighter and shorter. Often the hair on the forearms and legs has a reddish shade.
Distribution and way of life
The moss forest fruit bat occurs with several separate populations in the mountains of New Guinea. He resides in regions that are 1,850 to 2,700 meters above sea level. The species lives in moss forests and scrublands and occasionally visits gardens.
status
The forests at these altitudes do not allow any profitable forestry use. Furthermore, deforestation to gain agricultural land is unlikely. Climate change represents a potential danger. The IUCN lists the Mooswald flowering bat as not endangered, despite a slight decrease in the population ( Least Concern ).
supporting documents
- ↑ 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, Syconycteris hobbit ).
- ^ Strahan & Conder (Eds.): Dictionary of Australian and New Guinean Mammals . Csiro Publishing, 2007, p. 148 (English, Syconycteris hobbit ).
- ↑ Maryanto & Boeadi: New record of the highland blossom bat ( en , pdf) In: Raffles bulletin of zoology . 1994. Accessed on May 12, 2017. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Syconycteris hobbit in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2016 Posted by: Aplin, K. & Armstrong, K., 2016. Retrieved on 12 May 2017th
Web links
- Photo (third picture) , Australasian Bat Society