Biology:Scotophilus tandrefana
| Western yellow bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Scotophilus |
| Species: | S. tandrefana
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| Scotophilus tandrefana Goodman, Jenkins & Ratrimomanarivo, 2005
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The western yellow bat (Scotophilus tandrefana) is a species of vesper bat endemic to Madagascar .
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 2005. The holotype had been collected in 2003 just outside the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve in Madagascar . Its species name "tandrefana" is Malagasy for "from the west".[2]
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.[2] 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.[3]
Conservation
As of 2019, it is listed as a data deficient species by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this classification because only a few individuals have ever been documented and no data is available regarding its population size or the threats the species faces.[1]
References
- ↑ 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136675/22039268.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q2166702 entry
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