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Setirostris
''Setirostris eleryi'' is a species of small insectivorous bat found in inland eastern Australia. It is the sole species of the molossid genus ''Setirostris'', a name that refers to the coarse bristles on their faces. Earlier common names have referred to this unique feature, and the 'free-tail' that is a common feature of its microchiropteran family, the Molossidae; no single common name emerged during the taxonomic revisions that identified what was referred to as the bristle-faced freetail. ''Setirostris eleryi'' differs from all other bats in the family by possessing unique dentition and genital morphology, a distinctive echolocation call structure, and notably smaller body size of around . The presence of stout bristles on the thin muzzle and face of ''S. eleryi'' distinguishes them from similar genus ''Ozimops'', once regarded as "''Mormopterus'' species", that previously included parts of the population. The description, first published in 2008, emerged from a compariso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mormopterus
''Mormopterus'' is a genus of molossid microchiropterans, small flying mammals referred to as free-tailed bats. The genus has been the subject of several revisions, and the diversity of taxa centred on Australia were separated to a new genus ''Ozimops'', and two monotypic genera, '' Setirostris'' and '' Micronomus''. The species of ''Mormopterus'', in this stricter sense, are only found in areas outside of Australia and West Papua. Taxonomy A description of the genus was published in 1865 by Wilhelm Peters, as a new subgenus allied to '' Nyctinomus''. While the species-level taxonomy became better resolved, the integrity of the genus ''Mormopterus'' as it stood was less clear and molecular sequencing data indicated that ''Mormopterus'' was paraphyletic. The closest relatives of '' M. kalinowski'' are members of '' Nyctinomops''. Further phylogenetic work is required to resolve the relationships of the species’ groups from the three regional areas, and what their relationshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micronomus Norfolkensis
''Micronomus norfolkensis'' is a species of molossid bat, a family of flying mammals. The bat is endemic to Australia, where it occurs from southeastern Queensland to eastern New South Wales. They are the sole species of genus ''Micronomus'' and referred to by variations on east-coast free-tailed bat. Taxonomy The description of the species was published by John Edward Gray in 1839. The specific epithet is named for Norfolk Island, where the type specimen was alleged to have been collected. ''Micronomus norfolkensis'' is the type species of genus ''Micronomus'', and the only currently recognised. The name of the taxon was published in a checklist by Tom Iredale and Ellis Troughton in 1934, but this lacked a diagnosis and designated ''nomen nudum''. Troughton gave the name again, with a valid description, in ''Furred Animals of Australia'' in 1944. The print date of Troughton's book is 1943, but his correspondence with the publisher has determined it was not issued until 1944. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micronomus
''Micronomus norfolkensis'' is a species of molossid bat, a family of flying mammals. The bat is endemic to Australia, where it occurs from southeastern Queensland to eastern New South Wales. They are the sole species of genus ''Micronomus'' and referred to by variations on east-coast free-tailed bat. Taxonomy The description of the species was published by John Edward Gray in 1839. The specific epithet is named for Norfolk Island, where the type specimen was alleged to have been collected. ''Micronomus norfolkensis'' is the type species of genus ''Micronomus'', and the only currently recognised. The name of the taxon was published in a checklist by Tom Iredale and Ellis Troughton in 1934, but this lacked a diagnosis and designated ''nomen nudum''. Troughton gave the name again, with a valid description, in ''Furred Animals of Australia'' in 1944. The print date of Troughton's book is 1943, but his correspondence with the publisher has determined it was not issued until 1944. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozimops
''Ozimops'' is a genus of molossid bats found in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Description ''Ozimops'' are small and stout microbats, with forearm measurement ranging from 29 to 41 millimetres and weigh from 6 to 18 grams. The ears are triangular in outline, rounded at the tip and not joined, being separated by 2 to 4 mm. The tragus within the ear is also rounded at the point and broader at the base, the antitragus is semicircular or indistinct and the skin is thickened in this section of the ear. The ears are raised up from a lateral position when the bat is alert. Their muzzles are distinguished as broad and convex, and tapering out toward the end. The top of the snout is covered in short and fine fur, interspersed with short whiskery vibrissae, although not the longer bristles found in the related species '' Setirostris eleryi'' (''Mormopterus eleryi''). With an exception in several of the species, and especially ''Ozimops halli'', the dental formula is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allozyme
Alloenzymes (or also called allozymes) are variant forms of an enzyme which differ structurally but not functionally from other allozymes coded for by different alleles at the same locus. These are opposed to isozymes, which are enzymes that perform the same function, but which are coded by genes located at different loci. Alloenzymes are common biological enzymes that exhibit high levels of functional evolutionary conservation throughout specific phyla and kingdoms. They are used by phylogeneticists as molecular markers to gauge evolutionary histories and relationships between different species. This can be done because allozymes do not have the same structure. They can be separated by capillary electrophoresis. However, some species are monomorphic for many of their allozymes which would make it difficult for phylogeneticists to assess the evolutionary histories of these species. In these instances, phylogeneticists would have to use another method to determine the evolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozimops Loriae
''Ozimops loriae'' is a species of bat found in Australia and Papua New Guinea. The common names include Loria's mastiff bat and little northern free-tailed bat. The species was formerly described as ''Mormopterus loriae'', and assigned to an Australian centred taxon ''Ozimops ''Ozimops'' is a genus of molossid bats found in Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Description ''Ozimops'' are small and stout microbats, with forearm measurement ranging from 29 to 41 millimetres and weigh from 6 to 18 grams. The ea ...'' in 2014. References Ozimops Mammals described in 1897 Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Bats of Oceania {{Molossidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozimops Beccarii
Beccari's free-tailed bat (''Ozimops beccarii'') is a species of bat in the free-tailed bat family Molossidae found to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It can be found in several habitat types, including savanna, tropical moist forest, and fragmented and urban habitat. It roosts in trees, caves, and buildings in small colonies. This is a common species which is not considered to be threatened. The names Beccari's free-tailed bat or Beccari's mastiff bat once applied to populations in Australia. Taxonomy and etymology ''Ozimops beccarii'' was described as a new species in 1881 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters. The eponym for the species name "''beccarii''" is Odoardo Beccari. Beccari discovered the holotype on Ambon Island of Indonesia. It was formerly considered native to Australia, but in 2014, the Australian population known as ''M. beccarii'' or ''M. beccarii astrolabiensis'' was distinguished as a full species, '' Mormopterus lumsdenae''. Biology and ecology The species ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozimops Halli
''Ozimops halli'', also referred to as the Cape York free-tailed bat, is a species of molossid bat found at the Cape York Peninsula in Australia. Taxonomy A species of genus ''Ozimops'', both taxa emerging in the publication of new species and generic combinations of mostly Australian molossid bats. Prior to this, an analysis of populations in the regions in 1988 had identified this group as ''Mormopterus'' species 5 (populations S and T)'. Specimens have previously been described as '' Mormopterus ridei'', at least in part, or other uncertainty in paraphyletic groups once referred to as the ''planiceps'' complex. The generic combination of this species was inferred by the elevation of a subgenus to genus ''Ozimops''. The first publication of the species was in 2014, allying it to a subgenus of the group under revision as ''Mormopterus'' (''Ozimops'') ''halli''. The common names also include Cape York free-tailed bat. The type specimen, a male, was obtained on 7 November 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozimops Kitcheneri
''Ozimops kitcheneri'', the south-western free-tailed bat, is a species of molossid bat found in Southwest Australia. A small flying mammal, it forages in forests and woodlands for insects. Taxonomy The description as a new species was published in 2014 by McKenzie, Reardon, & Adams, separating them from a poorly understood population known as the ''planiceps'' group. This was the result of a revision of the uncertain diversity of several '' Mormopterus'' populations, previously recognised by their affinity to species '' Mormopterus planiceps''. Before its publication as a new species, the group were identified as "south-western freetail bat ''Mormopterus planiceps'' (long penis form, in part)" (eg Menkhurst, 2011) to separate them from populations in the east and distinguish the short penis form of another group with overlapping range. The species has been placed with an arrangement of allied taxa as subgenus ''Mormopterus'' (''Ozimops'') Reardon, McKenzie & Adams, 2014. Ack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozimops Planiceps
''Ozimops planiceps'' is a small bat in the family Molossidae, native to Australia and Indonesia. Taxonomy The taxonomy of the ''Mormopterus'' species has been a complicated issue for some time. Originally described by Wilhelm Peters in 1881, it was understood even then that the species was a complex. Though there have been many alterations, ''M. planiceps'' has officially been a species since 1906. The most recent and currently accepted description of the species is by Reardon et al. (2014). It is thought that the complex is a result of the species being polyphyletic, where presented phenotypes appear the same but do not result from common ancestors. Texts may refer to this species as 'Mormopterus Species 4'. There are 6 undescribed species in the genus. Species 4 generally refers to the southern free-tailed bat, although it has been separated into eastern and western populations at times. The type locality is Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, although authors have att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozimops Lumsdenae
''Ozimops lumsdenae'' is a species of molossid bat found in Australia, the largest of the genus ''Ozimops''. Taxonomy It is a species of genus ''Ozimops'', both taxa emerging in the publication of new species and generic combinations of mostly Australian molossid bats. Prior to this, an analysis of populations in the regions in 1988 had identified this group as ''Mormopterus'' species 1'. Specimens have previously been described as '' Mormopterus beccarii'', at least in part.. The generic combination of this species was inferred by the elevation of a subgenus to genus ''Ozimops''. The first publication of the species was in 2014, allying it to a subgenus of the group under revision as ''Mormopterus'' (''Ozimops'') ''lumsdenae''. The synonymy of the new species was recognised as, * ''Mormopterus'' species 1 Adams et al. 1988 * ''Mormopterus beccarii'' Peters, 1881 * ''Mormopterus beccarii astrolabiensis'' Meyer, 1899 The type specimen, a male, was obtained on 13 September 2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozimops Ridei
''Ozimops ridei'' is a species of molossid bat found in eastern Australia. Taxonomy and etymology A species of genus ''Ozimops'', established to separate new species and generic combinations of Australian molossid bats. The population has been described as a subspecies of '' Mormopterus loriae'', Loria's mastiff bat. In 2008, it was elevated for the first time to species rank—a view that was further corroborated in 2014 when a review of systematics and morphological characters of Australian ''Mormopterus'' was published. The generic combination of this species was inferred by the elevation of the subgenus to genus ''Ozimops''. The eponym for the species name "''ridei''" is likely William Ride, who was an accomplished Australian zoologist. Description It is a smaller member of its genus, with a body mass of . Its forearm is long. Fur color is highly variable among individuals, with some bats a light brownish-gray while others are darker brown. Biology and ecology It is n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
