Peters Mastino Bat

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Peters Mastino Bat
Systematics
Superordinate : Laurasiatheria
Order : Bats (chiroptera)
Superfamily : Smooth-nosed (Vespertilionoidea)
Family : Bulldog bats (Molossidae)
Genre : Mastino bats ( Mormopterus )
Type : Peters Mastino Bat
Scientific name
Mormopterus jugularis
( Peters , 1865)

The Peters Mastino bat ( Mormopterus jugularis ), ( synonym : Nyctinomus jugularis ), is a species of bulldog bats found in Madagascar .

description

The Peters Mastino bat weighs on average about 8.5–11.5 g. The fur is gray-brown, with the belly side being lighter in color. The forearm length is 36–39 mm. The species is similar to both the Réunion mastino bat ( Mormopterus francoismoutoui ) and the Mauritius mastino bat ( Mormopterus acetabulosus ), to which it is closely related. A difference to these two species are the slightly rounded ears of the Peters Mastino bulldog bat. The ears are not fused and wider than long, which is typical of the genus Mormopterus . There are morphological differences between the sexes : males have a gland on their neck that females lack. In addition, males are larger than females.

Systematics & distribution

Distribution area of ​​the Peters-Mastino-Bat

The bat species only occurs in Madagascar, so it is endemic . No subspecies are distinguished. Genetic studies suggest that the Peters and Mauritius mastino bats are sister taxa . In addition, it forms a clade with the Réunion Mastino bat ( Mormopterus francoismoutoui ) .

Way of life

Peters Mastino bats roost in both rock caves and buildings. The number of animals resting together is usually less than 100 individuals. The roost is also shared with other species, including the lesser bulldog bat ( Chaerephon pumillus ) and the Madagascan white-bellied bulldog bat ( Pug leucostigma ). The bats fly and hunt at higher altitudes, their food mainly consists of flying insects such as beetles , butterflies and peckers . The proportions of the various insects in the diet vary over the year, with Schnabelkerfe having a larger proportion in winter and beetles the greater proportion in summer. Both wetlands and arid zones are populated, the species occurs both in the lowlands and in regions up to around 1750 m altitude.

Etymology & Research History

The holotype was collected by J. Caldwell in Madagascar near Antananarivo and made available to the Natural History Museum in London . The species description was made in 1865 by Peters under the name Nyctinomus (Mormopterus) jugularis , published by William Lutley Sclater .

Danger

The IUCN classifies the species as not endangered (“least concern”) due to its frequency.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Theodor CH Cole: Dictionary of Mammal Names - Dictionary of Mammal Names . 1st edition. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2015, ISBN 978-3-662-46269-0 .
  2. ↑ a b Mormopterus jugularis in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017.2. Posted by: A. Monadjem et al., 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ Jon Russ, Daniel Bennett, Keith Ross and Amyot Kofoky: The Bats of Madagascar – A Field Guide with Descriptions of Echolocation Calls . 1st edition. Viper-Press, Glossop 2001, ISBN 0-9526632-8-7 .
  4. ↑ a b c Fanja H. Ratrimomanarivo, Steven M. Goodman, Peter J. Taylor, Bronwyn Melson, Jennifer Lamb: Morphological and genetic variation in Mormopterus jugularis (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in different bioclimatic regions of Madagascar with natural history notes . In: Mammalia . tape 73 , no. 2 , 2009, p. 110-129 , doi : 10.1515 / MAMM.2009.032 .
  5. ↑ a b Victor Van Cakenberghe, Ernest CJ Seamark (ed.): ACR. 2016. African Chiroptera Report 2016. African Bats . 2016, ISSN  1990-6471 , p. 423-424 .
  6. ^ Mormopterus jugularis in the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ Renato Gregorin & Andrea Cirranello: Phylogeny of Molossidae Gervais (Mammalia: Chiroptera) inferred by morphological data . In: Cladistics . tape 32 , no. 1 , 2016, p. 2-35 , doi : 10.1111 / cla.12117 .
  8. ↑ Jennifer M. Lamb, Taryn MC Ralph, Theshnie Naidoo, Peter J. Taylor, Fanja Ratrimomanarivo, William T. Stanley and Steven M. Goodman: Toward a Molecular Phylogeny for the Molossidae (Chiroptera) of the AfroMalagasy Region . In: Acta Chiropterologica . tape 13 , no. 1 , 2011, p. 1-16 , doi : 10.3161 / 150811011X578589 .
  9. ↑ Noromampiandra Razafindrakoto, Alexandra Harwell & Richard KB Jenkins: Bats roosting in public buildings: A preliminary assessment from Moramanga, eastern Madagascar . In: Madagascar Conservation & Development . tape 5 , no. 2 , 2010, p. 85 - 88 , doi : 10.4314 / 25 .
  10. ↑ A. Radosoa Andrianaivoarivelo, Nicolas Ranaiwoson, Paul A. Racey & Richard Jenkins KB: The diet of three synanthropic bats (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from eastern Madagascar . In: Acta Chiropterologica . tape 8 , no. 2 , 2006, p. 439-444 , doi : 10.3161 / 1733-5329 (2006) 8 [439: TDOTSB] 2.0.CO; 2 .
  11. ↑ William Lutley Sclater: 1. Report on a collection of animals from Madagascar, transmitted to the Society. In: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 467-470, 1865 ( online )