Northern free-tailed bat | |
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Ears of the Northern free-tailed bat as seen from the back | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Molossidae |
Genus: | Mops |
Species: | M. johorensis
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Binomial name | |
Mops johorensis (
Dobson, 1873)
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The northern free-tailed bat (Mops johorensis) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
It was described as a new species in 1873 by Irish zoologist George Edward Dobson. Dobson had obtained the holotype from James Wood-Mason. Dobson initially placed it in the genus Molossus and the subgenus Nyctinomus, with a scientific name of Molossus (Nyctinomus) johorensis. [2] Its species name "johorensis" is Latin for "belonging to Johor." Johor is a state in Malaysia; the holotype was collected there.
Its ears are large and round. Its tragi are small and squarish in shape. Its ears are connected to each other by a band of tissue called the interaural membrane. As a free-tailed bat, its tail extends beyond the uropatagium. Its dental formula is 2.1.2.34.1.2.3, for a total of 36 teeth. [2]
It is currently listed as vulnerable by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this designation because its population have declined by more than 30% from 2004–2014. [1]
Northern free-tailed bat | |
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Ears of the Northern free-tailed bat as seen from the back | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Molossidae |
Genus: | Mops |
Species: | M. johorensis
|
Binomial name | |
Mops johorensis (
Dobson, 1873)
| |
The northern free-tailed bat (Mops johorensis) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
It was described as a new species in 1873 by Irish zoologist George Edward Dobson. Dobson had obtained the holotype from James Wood-Mason. Dobson initially placed it in the genus Molossus and the subgenus Nyctinomus, with a scientific name of Molossus (Nyctinomus) johorensis. [2] Its species name "johorensis" is Latin for "belonging to Johor." Johor is a state in Malaysia; the holotype was collected there.
Its ears are large and round. Its tragi are small and squarish in shape. Its ears are connected to each other by a band of tissue called the interaural membrane. As a free-tailed bat, its tail extends beyond the uropatagium. Its dental formula is 2.1.2.34.1.2.3, for a total of 36 teeth. [2]
It is currently listed as vulnerable by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this designation because its population have declined by more than 30% from 2004–2014. [1]