Malagasy yellow bat
Malagasy yellow bat | |
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Conservation status
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Scotophilus |
Species: | S. tandrefana
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Binomial name | |
Scotophilus tandrefana Goodman, Jenkins & Ratrimomanarivo, 2005
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The Malagasy yellow bat (Scotophilus tandrefana), sometimes known as the western yellow bat, is a species of vesper bat endemic to Madagascar.[2]
Taxonomy and etymology[]
It was described as a new species in 2005. The holotype had been collected in 2003 just outside the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve in Madagascar. Its species name "tandrefana" is Malagasy for "from the west".[3]
Description[]
It has a forearm length of approximately 47 mm (1.9 in), a tail length of 46 mm (1.8 in), and an ear length of 13 mm (0.51 in). The holotype weighed 14.2 g (0.50 oz). The fur of its back is dark brown, while its belly fur is a medium shade of brown.[3] It uses echolocation to navigate and find prey: it utilizes steep frequency-modulated echolocation (FM) as well as that of a quasi-constant frequency (QCF). Its echolocation reaches maximum energy around 48.2 kHz. Minimum frequency is 42.2 kHz, while maximum frequency is 91.2 kHz.[4]
Conservation[]
As of 2019, it is listed as a data deficient species by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this classification because only a few individuals have ever been documented and no data is available regarding its population size or the threats the species faces.[1]
References[]
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- ^ a b Jenkins, R.K.B.; Rakotoarivelo, A.R.; Ratrimomanarivo, F.H.; Cardiff, S.G. (2019). "Scotophilus tandrefana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T136675A22039268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T136675A22039268.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ a b Goodman, S. M.; Jenkins, R. K.; Ratrimomanarivo, F. H. (2005). "A review of the genus Scotophilus (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) on Madagascar, with the description of a new species". Zoosystema. 27 (4): 875–879.
- ^ Kofoky, Amyot F.; Randrianandrianina, Felicien; Russ, Jon; Raharinantenaina, Irma; Cardiff, Scott G.; Jenkins, Richard K. B.; Racey, Paul A. (2009). "Forest Bats of Madagascar: Results of Acoustic Surveys". Acta Chiropterologica. 11 (2): 375–392. doi:10.3161/150811009X485602.
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Mammals of Madagascar
- Bats of Africa
- Scotophilus
- Mammals described in 2005