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Barbastelle
''Barbastella'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats. There are seven extant species in this genus and one only known from fossil remains. Species The genus consists of the following species: * ''Barbastella barbastellus'' – western barbastelle * '' Barbastella beijingensis'' – Beijing barbastelle * '' Barbastella caspica'' – Caspian barbastelle * ''Barbastella darjelingensis The eastern barbastelle or Asian barbastelle (''Barbastella darjelingensis'') is a species of Vespertilionidae, vesper bat found throughout much of Asia, from Afghanistan to Taiwan. Taxonomy It was described by Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1855, ...'' – eastern barbastelle or Asian barbastelle * '' Barbastella leucomelas'' – Arabian barbastelle * '' Barbastella pacifica'' – Japanese barbastelle * '' Barbastella maxima'' References External links * * Bat genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Vespertilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Barbastelle
The western barbastelle (''Barbastella barbastellus''), also known as the barbastelle or barbastelle bat, is a European bat in the genus ''Barbastella''. This species is found from Portugal to Azerbaijan and from Sweden to Canary Islands, where a sub-species was identified. It has a short nose, small eyes and wide ears. The conservation status of ''B. barbastellus'' is assessed as "near threatened", "vulnerable", "critically endangered" or "extinct" in various parts of its range. Taxonomy The western barbastelle was described as a new species in 1774 by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, who placed it in the genus '' Vespertilio'', with a species name of ''Vespertilio barbastellus''. The holotype had been collected in Burgundy, France. In 1836 it was placed in the genus ''Barbastellus'', and the first use of its current name combination of ''Barbastella barbastellus'' was in 1897 by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. The name ''Barbastella barbastellus'' might be coming from the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbastella Barbastellus
The western barbastelle (''Barbastella barbastellus''), also known as the barbastelle or barbastelle bat, is a European bat in the genus '' Barbastella''. This species is found from Portugal to Azerbaijan and from Sweden to Canary Islands, where a sub-species was identified. It has a short nose, small eyes and wide ears. The conservation status of ''B. barbastellus'' is assessed as "near threatened", "vulnerable", "critically endangered" or "extinct" in various parts of its range. Taxonomy The western barbastelle was described as a new species in 1774 by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, who placed it in the genus ''Vespertilio'', with a species name of ''Vespertilio barbastellus''. The holotype had been collected in Burgundy, France. In 1836 it was placed in the genus ''Barbastellus'', and the first use of its current name combination of ''Barbastella barbastellus'' was in 1897 by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. The name ''Barbastella barbastellus'' might be coming from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbastella Beijingensis
The Beijing barbastelle (''Barbastella beijingensis''), also known as the Beijing wide-eared bat, is a species of vesper bat endemic to Beijing Municipality, China.''Beijing barbastelle'' The Darwin Initiative Centre for Bat Research Accessed 2013-04-05(Chinese 2012-10-17 The species was discovered by Chinese zoology students in 2001 in caves of in southwestern Beijing and was identified as a distinct species by zoologists Zhang S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbastella Leucomelas
The Arabian barbastelle (''Barbastella leucomelas''), also known as the levant barbastelle, is a species of vesper bat. Its habitat is temperate forests and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is found in Egypt ( Sinai), Israel, and Eritrea. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1826 by German scientist Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar. Cretzschmar initially placed it in the genus ''Vespertilio'', with the binomial ''Vespertilio leucomelas''. Its species name "''leucomelas''" is from Ancient Greek "'' leukomélās''" meaning "black and white." Previously, it was also thought to have a wider range across much of Asia, and accordingly was named the "eastern barbastelle" or "Asian barbastelle". However, genetic studies indicated that the species was paraphyletic as previously defined, with ''B. leucomelas'' from Egypt (''B. leucomelas sensu stricto'') being the sister species to the Beijing barbastelle (''B. beijingensis''), with the clade containing both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbastella Pacifica
''Barbastella'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats. There are seven extant species in this genus and one only known from fossil remains. Species The genus consists of the following species: * ''Barbastella barbastellus'' – western barbastelle * ''Barbastella beijingensis'' – Beijing barbastelle * '' Barbastella caspica'' – Caspian barbastelle * '' Barbastella darjelingensis'' – eastern barbastelle or Asian barbastelle * ''Barbastella leucomelas The Arabian barbastelle (''Barbastella leucomelas''), also known as the levant barbastelle, is a species of vesper bat. Its habitat is temperate forests and caves. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is found in Egypt ( Sinai), Israel, and Erit ...'' – Arabian barbastelle * '' Barbastella pacifica'' – Japanese barbastelle * '' Barbastella maxima'' References External links * * Bat genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Vespertilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbastella Maxima
''Barbastella'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats. There are seven extant species in this genus and one only known from fossil remains. Species The genus consists of the following species: * ''Barbastella barbastellus'' – western barbastelle * ''Barbastella beijingensis'' – Beijing barbastelle * '' Barbastella caspica'' – Caspian barbastelle * '' Barbastella darjelingensis'' – eastern barbastelle or Asian barbastelle * ''Barbastella leucomelas'' – Arabian barbastelle * ''Barbastella pacifica ''Barbastella'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats. There are seven extant species in this genus and one only known from fossil remains. Species The genus consists of the following species: * ''Barbastella barbastellus'' – western barbastelle ...'' – Japanese barbastelle * '' Barbastella maxima'' References External links * * Bat genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Vespertilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbastella
''Barbastella'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats. There are seven extant species in this genus and one only known from fossil remains. Species The genus consists of the following species: * ''Barbastella barbastellus'' – western barbastelle * ''Barbastella beijingensis'' – Beijing barbastelle * '' Barbastella caspica'' – Caspian barbastelle * '' Barbastella darjelingensis'' – eastern barbastelle or Asian barbastelle * ''Barbastella leucomelas'' – Arabian barbastelle * ''Barbastella pacifica'' – Japanese barbastelle * ''Barbastella maxima ''Barbastella'' is a genus of vespertilionid bats. There are seven extant species in this genus and one only known from fossil remains. Species The genus consists of the following species: * ''Barbastella barbastellus'' – western barbastelle ...'' References External links * * Bat genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Vespertilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbastella Caspica
The eastern barbastelle or Asian barbastelle (''Barbastella darjelingensis'') is a species of vesper bat found throughout much of Asia, from Afghanistan to Taiwan. Taxonomy It was described by Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1855, and was previously thought to be a subspecies of the Arabian barbastelle (''B. leucomelas''), with ''B. leucomelas'' being previously known as the eastern or Asian barbastelle when it contained ''B. darjelingensis''. However, a 2008 study, and several later genetic analyses, found ''B. leucomelas'' to be a distinct species from ''B. darjelingensis'', and thus split them both. The American Society of Mammalogists, IUCN Red List, and ITIS all follow the results of this study. Further genetic studies indicate that ''B. darjelingensis'' itself contains many cryptic lineages that could represent distinct species, but this is disputed due to all most populations having similar morphology to one another. However, the Caspian barbastelle (''B. caspica'') and Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbastella Darjelingensis
The eastern barbastelle or Asian barbastelle (''Barbastella darjelingensis'') is a species of vesper bat found throughout much of Asia, from Afghanistan to Taiwan. Taxonomy It was described by Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1855, and was previously thought to be a subspecies of the Arabian barbastelle (''B. leucomelas''), with ''B. leucomelas'' being previously known as the eastern or Asian barbastelle when it contained ''B. darjelingensis''. However, a 2008 study, and several later genetic analyses, found ''B. leucomelas'' to be a distinct species from ''B. darjelingensis'', and thus split them both. The American Society of Mammalogists, IUCN Red List, and ITIS all follow the results of this study. Further genetic studies indicate that ''B. darjelingensis'' itself contains many cryptic lineages that could represent distinct species, but this is disputed due to all most populations having similar morphology to one another. However, the Caspian barbastelle (''B. caspica'') and Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Edward Gray
John Edward Gray, FRS (12 February 1800 – 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of zoologist George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray (1766–1828). The same is used for a zoological name. Gray was keeper of zoology at the British Museum in London from 1840 until Christmas 1874, before the natural history holdings were split off to the Natural History Museum. He published several catalogues of the museum collections that included comprehensive discussions of animal groups and descriptions of new species. He improved the zoological collections to make them amongst the best in the world. Biography Gray was born in Walsall, but his family soon moved to London, where Gray studied medicine. He assisted his father in writing ''The Natural Arrangement of British Plants'' (1821). After being blackballed by the Linnean Society of London, Gray shifted his interest from botany to zoology. He began his zoolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. '' Panthera leo'' (lion) and '' Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus '' Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. phylogenetic analysis should cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bat Genera
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 birds, flying with their very long spread-out digits covered with a thin membrane or patagium. The smallest bat, and arguably the smallest extant mammal, is Kitti's hog-nosed bat, which is in length, across the wings and in mass. The largest bats are the flying foxes, with the giant golden-crowned flying fox, ''Acerodon jubatus'', reaching a weight of and having a wingspan of . The second largest order of mammals after rodents, bats comprise about 20% of all classified mammal species worldwide, with over 1,400 species. These were traditionally divided into two suborders: the largely fruit-eating megabats, and the echolocating microbats. But more recent evidence has supported dividing the order into Yinpterochiroptera and Yangochir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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