Biology:Malagasy yellow bat

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Malagasy yellow bat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Scotophilus
Species:
S. tandrefana
Binomial name
Scotophilus tandrefana
Goodman, Jenkins & Ratrimomanarivo, 2005
Scotophilus tandrefana range map.svg
Range map

The Malagasy yellow bat (Scotophilus tandrefana), sometimes known as the western yellow bat, is a species of vesper bat endemic to Madagascar .[2]

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 2005. The holotype was collected in 2003 just outside the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve in Madagascar . Its species name "tandrefana" is Malagasy for "from the west".[3]

Description

It has a forearm length of approximately 47 mm (1.9 in), a tail length of 46 mm (1.8 in), and an ear length of 13 mm (0.51 in). The holotype weighed 14.2 g (0.50 oz). The fur of its back is dark brown, while its belly fur is a medium shade of brown.[3] It uses echolocation to navigate and find prey: it utilizes steep frequency-modulated echolocation (FM) as well as that of a quasi-constant frequency (QCF). Its echolocation reaches maximum energy around 48.2 kHz. Minimum frequency is 42.2 kHz, while maximum frequency is 91.2 kHz.[4]

Conservation

As of 2019, it is listed as a data deficient species by the IUCN.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jenkins, R.K.B.; Rakotoarivelo, A.R.; Ratrimomanarivo, F.H.; Cardiff, S.G. (2019). "Scotophilus tandrefana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T136675A22039268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T136675A22039268.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136675/22039268. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. "Explore the Database". https://www.mammaldiversity.org/explore.html#species-id=1005696. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Goodman, S. M.; Jenkins, R. K.; Ratrimomanarivo, F. H. (2005). "A review of the genus Scotophilus (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) on Madagascar, with the description of a new species". Zoosystema 27 (4): 875–879. 
  4. Kofoky, Amyot F.; Randrianandrianina, Felicien; Russ, Jon; Raharinantenaina, Irma; Cardiff, Scott G.; Jenkins, Richard K. B.; Racey, Paul A. (2009). "Forest Bats of Madagascar: Results of Acoustic Surveys". Acta Chiropterologica 11 (2): 375–392. doi:10.3161/150811009X485602. 

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