Biology:Neoromicia stanleyi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Neoromicia |
| Species: | N. stanleyi
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| Neoromicia stanleyi Goodman, Kearney, Ratsimbazafy & Hassanin, 2017
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Neoromicia stanleyi, also called Stanley's serotine, is a species of vesper bat in the genus Neoromicia. It is found across southern Africa. The species was formerly known as N. cf. melckorum, before being named as a species in 2017.
Taxonomy
Neoromicia stanleyi was described as a new species in 2017. The holotype had been collected in the Okavango Delta of Botswana in April 2009.[1] The species was previously known as N. cf. melckorum ( cf. from Latin confer), before being named Neoromicia stanleyi in honor of William Stanley, who was the mammal collection manager at the Field Museum of Natural History from 1989 to 2015.[2]
Description
The species is moderately large-bodied and insectivorous. Its forearm length is 34–39 mm (1.3–1.5 in) and it weighs 6.1–6.8 g (0.22–0.24 oz). It possesses larger cranial features than other species of its genus and is distinguished from N. capensis by a number of bacular characters. It has a dental formula of 2.1.1.33.1.2.3, for a total of 32 teeth.[1]
Range and habitat
The species is found across Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Zambia, and is also presumed to inhabit the northern part of South Africa and Malawi.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goodman, Steven; Kearney, Teresa; RATSIMBAZAFY, MALALATIANA; Hassanin, Alexandre (2017-02-22). "Description of a new species of Neoromicia (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from southern Africa: A name for "N. cf. melckorum"". Zootaxa 4236: 351. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4236.2.10. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314250227_Description_of_a_new_species_of_Neoromicia_Chiroptera_Vespertilionidae_from_southern_Africa_A_name_for_N_cf_melckorum.
- ↑ Van Cakenberghe, Victor; Seamark, Ernest C.J. (May 2017). "Observations, Discussions and Updates: Recent Changes In African Bat Taxonomy (2015 – 2017)". African Bat Conservation News 45. https://www.africanbats.org/Documents/Papers/Van_Cakenberghe_and_Seamark_2017.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q28828998 entry
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