Nimba myotis

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Nimba myotis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species:
M. nimbaensis
Binomial name
Myotis nimbaensis
Simmons et al., 2021

The Nimba myotis (Myotis nimbaensis), also known as the orange-furred bat or Nimba Mountain bat, is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. The species is endemic to the Nimba Mountains in Guinea, West Africa. It was discovered in 2018 and officially described in 2021 by a team of scientists led by American mammalogist Nancy Simmons.[1][2]

Description[]

Myotis nimbaensis has orange fur with black dichromatic wing pigmentation. It lives in natural caves and adits (abandoned mine shafts) in the Nimba mountain range.[2]

Diet[]

The diet of M. nimbaensis is unknown.[1]

Similar species[]

While M. nimbaensis is visually similar to Welwitsch's bat, it most genetically resembles the Cape hairy bat.[1]

Habitat[]

M. nimbaensis is believed to only inhabit a small geographic range, limited to the top of the mountain range, which may mean that it will be listed as Critically Endangered once more information about it is known.[1][3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Simmons, Nancy B.; Flanders, Jon; Bakwo Fils, Eric Moïse; Parker, Guy; Suter, Jamison D.; Bamba, Seinan; Douno, Mory; Keita, Mamady Kobele; Morales, Ariadna E.; Frick, Winifred F. (2021-01-13). "A new dichromatic species of Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Nimba Mountains, Guinea". American Museum Novitates. 3963: 1–37. ISSN 0003-0082.
  2. ^ a b "Scientists Find New Bat in West African "Sky Islands"". American Museum of Natural History. 13 Jan 2021.
  3. ^ Nuwer, Rachel (2021-01-13). "New Bat Species With Orangutan Hue Discovered in West Africa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-14.


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