Peter's wrinkle-lipped bat

Peter's wrinkle-lipped bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Mormopterus
Subgenus: M. (Mormopterus)
Species: M. jugularis
Binomial name
Mormopterus jugularis
Peters, 1865
Peter's wrinkle-lipped bat range

Peter's wrinkle-lipped bat (Mormopterus jugularis) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae, the free-tailed bats. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it is widespread and in some areas abundant.[1]

It commonly roosts in human-made structures, sometimes in colonies with other free-tailed bat species.[1][2] It forages in the open, often in agricultural areas.[1]

The bat is sexually dimorphic, with males larger than females.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Andriafidison, D., et al. 2008. Mormopterus jugularis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 23 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 Ratrimomanarivo, F. H., et al. (2009). Morphological and genetic variation in Mormopterus jugularis (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in different bioclimatic regions of Madagascar with natural history notes. Mammalia 73(2) 110-29.


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