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Otomops
''Otomops'' is a genus of bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most ... in the family Molossidae. Molecular sequence data supports it as a monophyletic taxon, although not a number of other molossid genera. ''Otomops'' contains the following species: * ''O. formosus'', Javan mastiff bat * ''O. harrisoni'', Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat * ''O. johnstonei'', Johnstone's mastiff bat * ''O. madagascariensis'', Madagascar free-tailed bat * ''O. martiensseni'', large-eared free-tailed bat * ''O. papuensis'', big-eared mastiff bat * ''O. secundus'', mantled mastiff bat * ''O. wroughtoni'', Wroughton's free-tailed bat References Bat genera Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Molossidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wroughton's Free-tailed Bat
Wroughton's free-tailed bat (''Otomops wroughtoni'') is a free-tailed bat formerly considered to be confined to the Western Ghats area of India, though it has also recently been discovered in northeast India and in a remote part of Cambodia. It is classified as a Data Deficient species as little is known about their habitat, ecology, or foraging range. Distribution In India, the species is found in two locations in the southern Indian state of Karnataka and in Meghalaya in northeast India. In Karnataka, it is found in the Barapede Caves, located between Krishnapur and Talewadi, in Belgaum district, adjacent to the Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary near the state of Goa and was the only known location of this species for years. From 2012 – 2015, the average number of individuals in Barapede cave was 82. In 2000 it was reported from Cambodia. In Meghalaya, it was recently discovered in 2001 in Siju cave near Nongrai village, Shella confederacy proximately midway between the prev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrison's Large-eared Giant Mastiff Bat
Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat (''Otomops harrisoni'') is a species of bat found in Northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It was described as a new species in 2015. The IUCN evaluates it as a vulnerable species. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a result of a taxonomic split in the large-eared free-tailed bat, ''Otomops martiensseni''. It was split from ''O martiensseni'' based on morphological and genetic data. It has a genetic distance from ''O. martiensseni'' of 2.10%. The authors chose the species name "''harrisoni''" after the late mammalogist David L. Harrison. Of Harrison, they wrote: " isnumerous publications on Afro-Arabian Chiroptera, in particular the Molossidae, have significantly improved our knowledge of this poorly known family." Description It is the largest member of its genus, and possesses the most robust skull. Males weigh between , while females weigh between . Its forearm length is . Its total body length is . Its tail is lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Large-eared Free-tailed Bat
The large-eared free-tailed bat (''Otomops martiensseni'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae native to Africa. It is found in Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, and possibly Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, dry savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland- grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to ..., arable land, and plantations. References Otomops Bats of Africa Fauna of Central Africa Fauna of East Africa Mammals of Southern Africa Mammals of Angola Mammals of the Central African Republic Mammals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otomops
''Otomops'' is a genus of bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most ... in the family Molossidae. Molecular sequence data supports it as a monophyletic taxon, although not a number of other molossid genera. ''Otomops'' contains the following species: * ''O. formosus'', Javan mastiff bat * ''O. harrisoni'', Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat * ''O. johnstonei'', Johnstone's mastiff bat * ''O. madagascariensis'', Madagascar free-tailed bat * ''O. martiensseni'', large-eared free-tailed bat * ''O. papuensis'', big-eared mastiff bat * ''O. secundus'', mantled mastiff bat * ''O. wroughtoni'', Wroughton's free-tailed bat References Bat genera Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Molossidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnstone's Mastiff Bat
Johnstone's mastiff bat (''Otomops johnstonei'') is a species of bat in the Molossidae family endemic to Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine .... References Otomops Bats of Indonesia Endemic fauna of Indonesia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1992 Taxa named by Darrell Kitchener {{Molossidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madagascar Free-tailed Bat
The Madagascar free-tailed bat or Malagasy giant mastiff bat (''Otomops madagascariensis'') is a species of free-tailed bat formerly included as a subspecies of the large-eared free-tailed bat, but that was later considered to be a distinct, Malagasy species. The Madagascar free-tailed bat is endemic to northern, western, and southern Madagascar. The Madagascar free-tailed bat is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List due to its widespread distribution in Madagascar. Threats to it are unclear and more research is needed into the possible disturbance of its roost sites. The species roosts in one cave that is considered to be '' fady'', or taboo, and it has been recorded in five protected areas: Parc National du Tsingy de Bemaraha, Parc National de Namoroka, Parc National d’Isalo, Réserve Spéciale d’Ankarana and Réserve Spéciale d’Analamerana. There are nine currently known roosting colonies, and all are in areas that receive some sort of protection by Madagascar. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big-eared Mastiff Bat
The big-eared mastiff bat (''Otomops papuensis'') is a species of bat in the Molossidae family endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is only known from eleven specimens and it is not easy to survey. It forages in rainforest canopy and roosts in tree hollows. It is likely more widespread than currently known but additional research is needed. Taxonomy The big-eared mastiff bat was described as a new species in 1948 by American mammalogist Barbara Lawrence. The holotype had been collected at Vailala River of Papua New Guinea, approximately to the west of the city of Kerema. The holotype was collected in 1862. Description Overall, its fur is a rich, reddish brown. Individuals hair are darker at the tips and paler at the bases. The underside of its body is lighter in color than its backside, with its throat particularly pale. It has large, rounded ears that lack antitragi; the tragus is very small and scarcely visible. Like some other species of free-tailed bat, there is a connecting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javan Mastiff Bat
The Javan mastiff bat (''Otomops formosus'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae that is endemic to Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine .... References Otomops Bats of Indonesia Endemic fauna of Indonesia Fauna of Java Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1939 Taxa named by Frederick Nutter Chasen {{Molossidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantled Mastiff Bat
The mantled mastiff bat (''Otomops secundus'') is a species of bat in the Molossidae family endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i .... References Otomops Bats of Oceania Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea Mammals of Papua New Guinea Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Mammals described in 1952 Bats of New Guinea {{Molossidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldfield Thomas
Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas (21 February 1858 – 16 June 1929) was a British zoologist. Career Thomas worked at the Natural History Museum on mammals, describing about 2,000 new species and subspecies for the first time. He was appointed to the museum secretary's office in 1876, transferring to the zoological department in 1878. In 1891, Thomas married Mary Kane, daughter of Sir Andrew Clark, heiress to a small fortune, which gave him the finances to hire mammal collectors and present their specimens to the museum. He also did field work himself in Western Europe and South America. His wife shared his interest in natural history, and accompanied him on collecting trips. In 1896, when William Henry Flower took control of the department, he hired Richard Lydekker Richard Lydekker (; 25 July 1849 – 16 April 1915) was an English naturalist, geologist and writer of numerous books on natural history. Biography Richard Lydekker was born at Tavistock Square in London. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monophyletic
In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic groups are typically characterised by shared derived characteristics ( synapomorphies), which distinguish organisms in the clade from other organisms. An equivalent term is holophyly. The word "mono-phyly" means "one-tribe" in Greek. Monophyly is contrasted with paraphyly and polyphyly as shown in the second diagram. A ''paraphyletic group'' consists of all of the descendants of a common ancestor minus one or more monophyletic groups. A '' polyphyletic group'' is characterized by convergent features or habits of scientific interest (for example, night-active primates, fruit trees, aquatic insects). The features by which a polyphyletic group is differentiated from others are not inherited from a common ancestor. These definitions have tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
