Pocket bats

Pocket bats
Saccolaimus peli
Systematics
Subclass : Higher mammals (Eutheria) Superordinate : Laurasiatheria Order : Bats (chiroptera) Family : Smooth-nosed cantails (Emballonuridae) Subfamily : Taphozoinae Genre : Pocket bats
Scientific name
Saccolaimus
Temminck , 1838

Pocket bats ( Saccolaimus ) are a genus of bats within the smooth-nosed free- tailed family . The four species occur from Africa to the Australis biogeographical region . Together with the genus of the grave bats ( Taphozous) they form the subfamily Taphozoinae .

features

Saccolaimus peli islarger than the other specieswith a head-trunk length of 110 to 157 mm, a tail length of 27 to 36 mm and a weight of 92 to 105 g. These are 72 to 100 mm long, have a 20 to 35 mm long tail and weigh 30 to 60 g. The fur on the top is dark red to black in color, on the belly the fur is lighter to whitish. The bare-backed pocket bat ( Saccolaimus saccolaimus ) often has irregular white spots. In contrast to the genus of the grave bats ( Taphozous ) and most of the other members of the family, there are no sac-like glands on the wings. The pocket bat species have a pocket on their neck and a deep crevice in their lower lip.

Way of life

These bats live in forests and other areas with trees. Their resting places are hidden in the undergrowth, in buildings, in tombs as well as in tree and rock caves. They hunt moths and flying beetles on the edge of the forest or in clearings . Depending on the species, the specimens rest alone or in smaller colonies . Saccolaimus saccolaimus communicates with high-pitched sounds. One young is born per litter.

status

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) lists Saccolaimus mixtus with insufficient data ( Data Deficient ) and the other species as not endangered ( Least Concern ).

Types and distribution

Mammal Species of the World and IUCN have four species. The species Saccolaimus saccolaimus is also divided into five subspecies.

• Saccolaimus flaviventris ( Peters , 1867): Australia
• Saccolaimus mixtus Troughton , 1925: Cape York Peninsula , South New Guinea
• Saccolaimus peli ( Temminck , 1853): West and Central Africa
• Saccolaimus saccolaimus ( Temminck , 1838): India to Solomon Islands
  • Saccolaimus saccolaimus affinis ( Dobson , 1875)
  • Saccolaimus saccolaimus crassus ( Blyth , 1844)
  • Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus De Vis , 1905
  • Saccolaimus saccolaimus pluto ( Miller , 1910)
  • Saccolaimus saccolaimus saccolaimus ( Temminck , 1838)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 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, Saccolaimus ).
2. ↑ ^{a b} Ronald M. Nowak: Walker's Mammals of the World. Volume 1. 6th edition. 1999, p. 309 ff. ISBN 0-8018-5789-9 , Saccolaimus (Google Books)
3. ↑ ^{a b} Saccolaimus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. Accessed November 16, 2014.

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