Mastino bats

Mastino bats
Mormopterus beccarii
Systematics
Subclass : Higher mammals (Eutheria) Superordinate : Laurasiatheria Order : Bats (chiroptera) Superfamily : Smooth-nosed (Vespertilionoidea) Family : Bulldog bats (Molossidae) Genre : Mastino bats
Scientific name
Mormopterus
Peters , 1865

The mastino bats ( Mormopterus ) is a species of bat in the family of bulldog bats (Molossidae). The species belonging to it occur worldwide in tropical and subtropical areas.

features

With a head-to-trunk length of 43 to 65 mm, a tail length of 27 to 40 mm and a weight of 6 to 19 g, the species of Mastino bats are small bulldog bats. Your forearms are 29 to 41 mm long. The fur has a dark brown, gray-brown or ash-gray color. It is often lighter on the underside. In contrast to most of the other members of the family, the Mormopterus species do not have wrinkled lips. Their ears are erect and not joined together at the base. The third molars of the upper halves of the jaw are fully developed.

Way of life

The ecology of the mastino bat species has only been partially researched. These bats are mainly found in tropical forests, open landscapes and in cities. They rest in tree hollows or under house roofs. Colonies with 10 to a few hundred individuals form at the resting place . Insects serve as food, which are taken in flight or from the ground. During the hunt, these bats often fly over the treetops or over bodies of water.

In Mormopterus planiceps , the male sperm are stored in the female's genital tract for about two months before fertilization takes place in the southern winter (July / August). A young is usually born after three to five months of gestation.

Systematics

In 2014 the Mastino bats were reorganized due to morphological and genetic differences, which described several new species. The genus is currently divided into four sub-genera. The following species belong to the genus, the German names follow TCH Cole.

• Mormopterus ( Micronomus ) Troughton , 1944
  • East Australian mastino bat ( Mormopterus norfolkensis ), native to eastern Australia.

• Mormopterus ( Mormopterus ) Peters , 1865
  • Mauritius mastino bat ( Mormopterus acetabulosus ), lives in Mauritius .
  • Sumatran mastino bat ( Mormopterus doriae ), is native to Sumatra .
  • Réunion mastino bat ( Mormopterus francoismoutoui ), lives on the island of Réunion and was first described in 2008
  • Peters mastino bat ( Mormopterus jugularis ), is endemic to Madagascar .
  • Kalinowski mastino bat ( Mormopterus kalinowskii ), occurs in Peru and Chile .
  • Cuban Mastino Bat ( Mormopterus minutus ), lives in Cuba .
  • Inca mastino bat ( Mormopterus phrudus ), has a small range in Peru.

• Mormopterus ( Ozimops ) Reardon, McKenzie & Adams , 2014
  • Beccari mastino bat ( Mormopterus beccarii ), occurs in Indonesia and New Guinea .
  • Mormopterus cobourgianus , was listed as a subspecies of the Loria Mastino bat until 2014, lives in Australia .
  • Mormopterus halli , was listed as the Loria Mastino bat until 2014, known only from the Cape York Peninsula .
  • Mormopterus kitcheneri , was listed in the Mormopterus planiceps species complex, Southwest Australiauntil 2014.
  • Loria mastino bat ( Mormopterus loriae ), inhabits northern Australia and New Guinea .
  • Mormopterus lumsdenae , which was assigned to the Beccari mastino bat until 2014, is found in Northern Australia.
  • Mormopterus petersi , which until 2014 belonged to the Mormopterus planiceps species complex, occurs in Australia.
  • Flat-headed mastino bat ( Mormopterus planiceps ), inhabits the east and south of Australia.
  • Mormopterus ridei , was listed as a subspecies of the Loria mastino bat until 2014, occurs in Eastern Australia.

• Mormopterus ( Setirostris ) Reardon, McKenzie & Adams , 2014
  • Mormopterus eleryi , lives in Australia. The species was scientifically described in 2008.

The African species African flathead bat ( Platymops setiger ) and Roberts flathead bat ( Roberts's flat-headed bat ) were purchased from mormopterus in monotypical transferred genres.

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. Volume 1. 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore MD et al. 1999, pp. 472-473, ISBN 0-8018-5789-9 . Little Goblin Bats
2. ^ TB Reardon, NL McKenzie, SJB Cooper, B. Appleton, S. Carthew and M. Adams: A molecular and morphological investigation of species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships in Australian free-tailed bats Mormopterus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) . In: Australian Journal of Zoology . tape 62 , 2014, p. 109 - 136 , doi : 10.1071 / ZO13082 .
3. ^ Mormopterus in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved December 16, 2017.
4. ^ Theodor CH Cole: Dictionary of Mammal Names - Dictionary of Mammal Names . 1st edition. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2015, ISBN 978-3-662-46269-0 .
5. ↑ SM Goodman B. Jansen van Vuuren F. Ratrimomanarivo J.-M. Probst RCK Bowie: Specific Status of Populations in the Mascarene Islands Referred to Mormopterus acetabulosus (Chiroptera: Molossidae), with Description of a New Species . In: Journal of Mammalogy . tape 89 , no. 5 , 2008, p. 1316 - 1327 , doi : 10.1644 / 07-MAMM-A-232.1 .
6. ↑ Reardon, TB, Adams. M., McKenzie, NL and Jenkins, P. (2008). A new species of Australian freetail bat Mormopterus eleryi sp. nov. (Chiroptera: Molossidae) and a taxonomic reappraisal of M. norfolkensis (Gray) . Zootaxa 1875: 1-31.
7. ↑ 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, Mormopterus ).

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