Jump to content

Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
 
(46 intermediate revisions by 18 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Species of bat}}
{{merge from|Tadarida plicata|date=June 2014}}
{{speciesbox
{{Taxobox
| name = Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat
| name = Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat
| image =
| image = Chaerephon plicatus Hardwicke.jpg
| status = lc | status_system = IUCN
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Csorba, G. |author2=Bumrungsri, S. |author3=Francis, C. |author4=Bates, P. |author5=Ong, P. |author6=Gumal, M. |author7=Kingston, T. |author8=Heaney, L. |author9=Balete, D.S. |author10=Molur, S. |author11=Srinivasulu, C. |date=2020 |title=''Chaerephon plicatus'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T4316A22018444 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T4316A22018444.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| genus = Mops
| classis = [[Mammalia]]
| species = plicatus
| authority = [[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton|Buchanan]], 1800
| ordo = [[Chiroptera]]
⚫
| synonyms = {{species list
| familia = [[Molossidae]]
| Vespertilio plicatus| Buchanan, 1800
| genus = ''[[Chaerephon (genus)|Chaerephon]]''
| Nyctinomus plicatus| Buchanan, 1800 }}
| species = '''''C. plicata'''''
| range_map = Range_Chaerephon_plicatus.png
| binomial = ''Chaerephon plicata''
}}
| binomial_authority = (Buchanan, 1800)

⚫
| synonyms = }}
The '''wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat''' (''Chaerephon plicata'') is a species of [[bat]] in the family [[Molossidae]]. It is found in [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Laos]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], the [[Philippines]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]].
The '''wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat''' ('''''Mops plicatus''''') is a species of [[bat]] in the family [[Molossidae]]. It is found in [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]], [[India]], [[Indonesia]], [[Laos]], [[Malaysia]], [[Myanmar]], [[Nepal]], the [[Philippines]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Thailand]] and [[Vietnam]].

==Taxonomy and etymology==
[[File:Wrinkle-lipped bats (Pak Chong).webm|thumb|Colony emerging around sunset (Pak Chong, Thailand)]]
It was [[species description|described]] as a new species in 1800 by Scottish scientist [[Francis Buchanan-Hamilton]]. Buchanan-Hamilton initially placed it into the genus ''[[Vespertilio]]'', with the scientific name ''Vespertilio plicatus''.<ref name="Buchanan 1800">{{cite journal|last=Buchanan| first=Francis| year=1800| title=XXVII. Description of the Vesperilio plicatus| journal=Transactions of the Linnean Society of London| volume=5|pages=261–263| url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/753814|doi=10.1111/j.1096-3642.1800.tb00599.x}}</ref> Its [[specific epithet (zoology)|species name]] "''[[wiktionary:plicatus|plicatus]]''" is [[Latin]] for "folded," possibly referencing its wrinkled lips or its folded ears.

==Description==
Its forearm length is {{cvt|40-50|mm|in}}. Its fur is dark brown. Its [[dentition#Dental formula|dental formula]] is {{DentalFormula|upper=1.1.2.3|lower=2.1.2.3}} for a total of 30 teeth.<ref name="Smith 2010">{{cite book|title=A Guide to the Mammals of China|editor1-first=Andrew T.|editor1-last= Smith| editor2-first= Yan|editor2-last= Xie|editor3-first=Robert S.|editor3-last= Hoffmann|editor4-first=Darrin|editor4-last= Lunde|editor5-first=John| editor5-last= MacKinnon|editor6-first=Don E.|editor6-last= Wilson|editor7-first=W. Chris| editor7-last= Wozencraft|publisher=Princeton University Press|year=2010|isbn=978-1400834112|page=352}}</ref>

==Range and habitat==
Its range includes several countries and regions in [[South Asia|South]] and [[Southeast Asia|Southeast]] Asia, including [[Cambodia]], [[China]], [[Hong Kong]], [[India]], [[Laos]], [[Malaysia]], [[Philippines]], [[Sri Lanka]], and [[Vietnam]]. It has been documented at elevations up to {{cvt|950|m|ft}}.<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" />

==Conservation==
As of 2020, it is evaluated as a [[least-concern species]] by the [[IUCN]]&mdash;its lowest conservation priority. It met the criteria for this classification because it has a wide geographic range; its range includes [[protected area]]s, its population size is large; and it is unlikely to be experiencing rapid population decline. However, some local populations may be threatened by [[Overexploitation|overharvesting]] for [[bushmeat]], habitat loss via [[deforestation]], cave disturbance, and persecution of its roosts due to the perception that it is a [[Pest (organism)|pest]].<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" /> Examples of such human interference include in northern Myanmar as a result of limestone extraction for cement manufacture<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" /> and colony of hundreds of thousands of bats eradicated "as pests" in Phnom Pehn.<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" />


==See also==
==See also==
Line 20: Line 34:


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/4316/all Chaerephon plicata]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.] Downloaded on 30 July 2007.


==External links==
⚫
[[Category:Chaerephon (bat)]]
{{Commons category|Chaerephon plicatus}}
⚫
[[Category:Mammals of Sri Lanka]]
{{Wikispecies|Chaerephon plicatus}}
*[http://www.bio.bris.ac.uk/research/bats/China%20bats/chaerephonplicata.htm Article about the species (University of Bristol)]
*[https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/wrinkle-lipped-free-tailed-bat Information about the species in Thailand (Thai National Parks)]

{{-}}
⚫
{{Molossidae}}
{{Taxonbar|from=Q2406428}}

⚫
[[Category:Mops (bat)]]
[[Category:Bats of Asia]]
[[Category:Bats of South Asia]]
[[Category:Bats of Southeast Asia]]
[[Category:Bats of Borneo]]
[[Category:Bats of China]]
[[Category:Bats of India]]
[[Category:Bats of Indonesia]]
[[Category:Bats of Malaysia]]
[[Category:Bats of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Mammals of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Mammals of Bangladesh]]
⚫
[[Category:Mammals of Bhutan]]
[[Category:Mammals of Cambodia]]
[[Category:Mammals of Laos]]
[[Category:Mammals of Nepal]]
[[Category:Mammals of Nepal]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1800]]
[[Category:Mammals of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Mammals of Thailand]]

[[Category:Mammals of Vietnam]]
⚫
{{Molossidae-stub}}
[[Category:Least concern biota of Asia]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1800]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]

Latest revision as of 20:14, 16 October 2024

Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Mops
Species:
M. plicatus
Binomial name
Mops plicatus
Buchanan, 1800
Synonyms
  • Vespertilio plicatus Buchanan, 1800
  • Nyctinomus plicatus Buchanan, 1800

The wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat (Mops plicatus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

Taxonomy and etymology

[edit]
Colony emerging around sunset (Pak Chong, Thailand)

It was described as a new species in 1800 by Scottish scientist Francis Buchanan-Hamilton. Buchanan-Hamilton initially placed it into the genus Vespertilio, with the scientific name Vespertilio plicatus.[2] Its species name "plicatus" is Latin for "folded," possibly referencing its wrinkled lips or its folded ears.

Description

[edit]

Its forearm length is 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 in). Its fur is dark brown. Its dental formula is 1.1.2.32.1.2.3 for a total of 30 teeth.[3]

Range and habitat

[edit]

Its range includes several countries and regions in South and Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. It has been documented at elevations up to 950 m (3,120 ft).[1]

Conservation

[edit]

As of 2020, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN—its lowest conservation priority. It met the criteria for this classification because it has a wide geographic range; its range includes protected areas, its population size is large; and it is unlikely to be experiencing rapid population decline. However, some local populations may be threatened by overharvesting for bushmeat, habitat loss via deforestation, cave disturbance, and persecution of its roosts due to the perception that it is a pest.[1] Examples of such human interference include in northern Myanmar as a result of limestone extraction for cement manufacture[1] and colony of hundreds of thousands of bats eradicated "as pests" in Phnom Pehn.[1]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e Csorba, G.; Bumrungsri, S.; Francis, C.; Bates, P.; Ong, P.; Gumal, M.; Kingston, T.; Heaney, L.; Balete, D.S.; Molur, S.; Srinivasulu, C. (2020). "Chaerephon plicatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T4316A22018444. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T4316A22018444.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Buchanan, Francis (1800). "XXVII. Description of the Vesperilio plicatus". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 5: 261–263. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1800.tb00599.x.
  3. ^ Smith, Andrew T.; Xie, Yan; Hoffmann, Robert S.; Lunde, Darrin; MacKinnon, John; Wilson, Don E.; Wozencraft, W. Chris, eds. (2010). A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1400834112.
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chaerephon plicatus.
Wikispecies has information related to Chaerephon plicatus.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Wrinkle-lipped_free-tailed_bat&oldid=1251563023"