Sulawesi free-tailed bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Mops
Species:
M. sarasinorum
Binomial name
Mops sarasinorum
(Meyer, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Nyctinomus sarasinorum Meyer, 1899
  • Tadarida sarasinorum (Meyer, 1899)

The Sulawesi free-tailed bat (Mops sarasinorum) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Indonesia and the Philippines.

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 1899 by German biologist Christian Erich Hermann von Meyer. Von Meyer placed it in the now-defunct genus Nyctinomus with a binomial of N. sarasinorum.[2] The eponym for the species name "sarasinorum" was Paul and Fritz Sarasin, a pair of Swiss cousins who conducted a research expedition in Sulawesi.[3]

Description

It has a forearm length of approximately 40 mm (1.6 in). Its fur color is variable, with individuals documented with blackish brown, blackish chestnut, or chesnut-brown.[4] Individuals weigh approximately 19.7 g (0.69 oz).[5]

Range and habitat

It is native to Southeast Asia where it is found in Indonesia and the Philippines. It has been found at elevations up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level.[1]

Conservation

As of 2016, it is evaluated as a data deficient species by the IUCN.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rosell-Ambal, R.G.B.; Tabaranza, B.; McKinnon, J.; Kingston, T.; Maharadatunkamsi, D.; Wiantoro, S. (2016). "Mops sarasinorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13847A22078424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13847A22078424.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ von Meyer, C. E. H. (1899). "Nyctinomus sarasinorum". Säugethiere Vom Celebes- und Philippinen-Archipel (7): 16–18.
  3. ↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009). The eponym dictionary of mammals. JHU Press. pp. 357–358. ISBN 9780801895333.
  4. ↑ Tate, G. H. H. (1941). "Molossid bats of the Archbold collections" (PDF). American Museum of Natural History (1142).
  5. ↑ Hill, J. E.; Rozendaal, F. G. (1989). "Records of bats (Microchiroptera) from Wallacea". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 63: 97–122.
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