Trumpet ears

Trumpet ears
	Top view of Phoniscus aerosa , lower left the head of Phoniscus aerosa , lower center the head of Kerivoula lanosa
Systematics
Superordinate :	Laurasiatheria
Order :	Bats (chiroptera)
Superfamily :	Smooth-nosed (Vespertilionoidea)
Family :	Smooth-nosed (Vespertilionidae)
Subfamily :	Kerivoulinae
Genre :	Trumpet ears
Scientific name
	Phoniscus
	Miller , 1905

Trumpet ears ( Phoniscus ) are a bat genus in the smooth-nosed family with four species that occur in Southeast Asia and the Australis region . They were classified in the genus of woolly bats ( Kerivoula ) until the 1990s .

features

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Tooth formula of the genus Phoniscus

Like woolly bats, the species have a woolly fur. It is formed from four-colored hair on the top, with the tips of the hair being light. It is also characterized by a whitish tragus in the ear with a notch on the back. The outer upper incisors are only a quarter of the length of the inner incisors. In addition, there are grooves on the canine teeth.

Types and distribution

The following species belong to the genus.

Doubtful trumpet ear ( Phoniscus aerosa ), probably lives in Asia, the holotype was incorrectly labeled "from South Africa".

Furrow-tooth trumpet- ear ( Phoniscus atrox ), occurs on the Malay Peninsula , Borneo and Sumatra .

Peters Trumpet Ear ( Phoniscus jagorii ), inhabits mainland Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Indonesian islands.

Papuan trumpet ear ( Phoniscus papuensis ), is common in New Guinea and northern Australia .

Individual evidence

↑ ^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, Phoniscus ).
^ Charles M. Francis (Ed.): A Field Guide to the Mammals of South-East Asia . New Holland Publishers, London a. a. 2008, ISBN 978-1-84537-735-9 , pp. 257 (English, Phoniscus ).
↑ Phoniscus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015. Accessed November 26, 2016.

Web links

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[Wilson-1] 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, Phoniscus ).

[Francis-2] Charles M. Francis (Ed.): A Field Guide to the Mammals of South-East Asia . New Holland Publishers, London a. a. 2008, ISBN 978-1-84537-735-9 , pp. 257 (English, Phoniscus ).

[IUCN-3] Phoniscus in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015. Accessed November 26, 2016.