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{{Short description|Species of bat}}
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| image = Rhinopoma microphyllum.jpg
| image = Greater Mouse Tailed bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum).jpg
| image_alt = The image is a drawing of a bat
| image_alt = The image is a drawing of a bat
| status = LC
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| status_ref=<ref name="iucn 2017">{{cite journal| last1=Monadjem| first1= A.| last2= Palmeirim| first2= J.| last3= Aulagnier| first3= S.| year= 2017| title= Rhinopoma microphyllum| journal= The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species| volume= 2017| page= e.T19600A21998943| doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19600A21998943.en}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Monadjem, A. |author2=Palmeirim, J. |author3=Aulagnier, S. |date=2017 |title=''Rhinopoma microphyllum'' |volume=2017 |page=e.T19600A21998943 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19600A21998943.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Rhinopoma
| genus = Rhinopoma
| species = microphyllum
| species = microphyllum
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The '''greater mouse-tailed bat''' (''Rhinopoma microphyllum'') is a species of [[bat]] in the [[Rhinopomatidae]] family.<ref>{{Cite journal | url=https://academic.oup.com/mspecies/article-pdf/doi/10.2307/3504243/8071428/542-1.pdf | doi=10.2307/3504243| jstor=3504243| title=Rhinopoma microphyllum| journal=Mammalian Species| issue=542| pages=1–5| year=1996| last1=Schlitter| first1=Duane A.| last2=Qumsiyeh| first2=Mazin B.}}</ref>
The '''greater mouse-tailed bat''' ('''''Rhinopoma microphyllum''''') is a species of [[bat]] in the [[Rhinopomatidae]] family.<ref>{{Cite journal | url=https://academic.oup.com/mspecies/article-pdf/doi/10.2307/3504243/8071428/542-1.pdf | doi=10.2307/3504243| jstor=3504243| title=Rhinopoma microphyllum| journal=Mammalian Species| issue=542| pages=1–5| year=1996| last1=Schlitter| first1=Duane A.| last2=Qumsiyeh| first2=Mazin B.| doi-access=free}}</ref>


==Range and habitat==
==Range and habitat==
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According to a recent research published in [[Royal Society of London]], the greater mouse-tailed bat hibernates at the unusually warm and constant temperature of 68&nbsp;°F in caves in Israel's [[Jordan Rift Valley|Great Rift Valley]]. From October to February, these bats were discovered semi-conscious, breathing only once every 15–30 minutes, with extremely low energy expenditures.<ref>{{cite journal | url=http://www.sciguru.org/newsitem/18645/bat-species-first-mammal-found-hibernating-constant-warm-temperatures | title=Subtropical mouse-tailed bats use geothermally heated caves for winter hibernation |author1=Eran Levin |author2=Brit Plotnik |author3=Eran Amichai |author4=Luzie J. Braulke |author5=Shmulik Landau |author6=Yoram Yom-Tov |author7=Noga Kronfeld-Schor | journal= Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences|date=April 2015 | volume=282 | issue=1804 | pages=20142781 | doi=10.1098/rspb.2014.2781| pmid=25740890 |pmc=4375864 }}</ref>
According to a recent research published in [[Royal Society of London]], the greater mouse-tailed bat hibernates at the unusually warm and constant temperature of 68&nbsp;°F in caves in Israel's [[Jordan Rift Valley|Great Rift Valley]]. From October to February, these bats were discovered semi-conscious, breathing only once every 15–30 minutes, with extremely low energy expenditures.<ref>{{cite journal | url=http://www.sciguru.org/newsitem/18645/bat-species-first-mammal-found-hibernating-constant-warm-temperatures | title=Subtropical mouse-tailed bats use geothermally heated caves for winter hibernation |author1=Eran Levin |author2=Brit Plotnik |author3=Eran Amichai |author4=Luzie J. Braulke |author5=Shmulik Landau |author6=Yoram Yom-Tov |author7=Noga Kronfeld-Schor | journal= Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences|date=April 2015 | volume=282 | issue=1804 | pages=20142781 | doi=10.1098/rspb.2014.2781| pmid=25740890 |pmc=4375864 }}</ref>


The species Rhinopoma microphyllum eats exclusively insects.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krause |first1=Jennifer |title=Great Mouse-Tailed Rat |url=http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/animals/bat.htm.}}</ref> A study on its diet revealed that the species is primarily a Coleoptera feeder in both maternity and summer quarters, although a more diverse feeding habit is found in the summer roosts. Other prey types include Diptera, Neuroptera and Hymenoptera.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hemmati |first1=Zeinab |last2=Sharifi |first2=Mozafar |title="Variation in the Diet of the Greater Mouse-Tailed Bat, Rhinopoma Microphyllum (Chiroptera: Rhinopomatidae) in South-Western Iran." Taylor & Francis |doi=10.1080/09397140.2002.10637923 }}</ref> They mate at the beginning of spring.
The species Rhinopoma microphyllum eats exclusively insects.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krause |first1=Jennifer |title=Great Mouse-Tailed Rat |url=http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/desert/animals/bat.htm. }}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> A study on its diet revealed that the species is primarily a Coleoptera feeder in both maternity and summer quarters, although a more diverse feeding habit is found in the summer roosts. Other prey types include Diptera, Neuroptera and Hymenoptera.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hemmati |first1=Zeinab |last2=Sharifi |first2=Mozafar |title="Variation in the Diet of the Greater Mouse-Tailed Bat, Rhinopoma Microphyllum (Chiroptera: Rhinopomatidae) in South-Western Iran." Taylor & Francis |doi=10.1080/09397140.2002.10637923 |s2cid=84603080 }}</ref> They mate at the beginning of spring.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:11, 6 January 2024

Greater mouse-tailed bat
The image is a drawing of a bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinopomatidae
Genus: Rhinopoma
Species:
R. microphyllum
Binomial name
Rhinopoma microphyllum
(Brünnich, 1792)
Greater mouse-tailed bat range

The greater mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum) is a species of bat in the Rhinopomatidae family.[2]

Range and habitat

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It is found in Algeria, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Thailand, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Biology and ecology

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According to a recent research published in Royal Society of London, the greater mouse-tailed bat hibernates at the unusually warm and constant temperature of 68 °F in caves in Israel's Great Rift Valley. From October to February, these bats were discovered semi-conscious, breathing only once every 15–30 minutes, with extremely low energy expenditures.[3]

The species Rhinopoma microphyllum eats exclusively insects.[4] A study on its diet revealed that the species is primarily a Coleoptera feeder in both maternity and summer quarters, although a more diverse feeding habit is found in the summer roosts. Other prey types include Diptera, Neuroptera and Hymenoptera.[5] They mate at the beginning of spring.

References

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  1. ^ Monadjem, A.; Palmeirim, J.; Aulagnier, S. (2017). "Rhinopoma microphyllum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T19600A21998943. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19600A21998943.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Schlitter, Duane A.; Qumsiyeh, Mazin B. (1996). "Rhinopoma microphyllum" (PDF). Mammalian Species (542): 1–5. doi:10.2307/3504243. JSTOR 3504243.
  3. ^ Eran Levin; Brit Plotnik; Eran Amichai; Luzie J. Braulke; Shmulik Landau; Yoram Yom-Tov; Noga Kronfeld-Schor (April 2015). "Subtropical mouse-tailed bats use geothermally heated caves for winter hibernation". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282 (1804): 20142781. doi:10.1098/rspb.2014.2781. PMC 4375864. PMID 25740890.
  4. ^ Krause, Jennifer. "Great Mouse-Tailed Rat".[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Hemmati, Zeinab; Sharifi, Mozafar. ""Variation in the Diet of the Greater Mouse-Tailed Bat, Rhinopoma Microphyllum (Chiroptera: Rhinopomatidae) in South-Western Iran." Taylor & Francis". doi:10.1080/09397140.2002.10637923. S2CID 84603080. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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