Biology:Miniopterus wilsoni
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Short description: Species of bat
Miniopterus wilsoni | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Class: | Mammalia
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Species: | M. wilsoni
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Miniopterus wilsoni Monadjem, Guiton, Naskrecki, Richards, Kropff & Dalton, 2020
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Miniopterus wilsoni is a species of bat discovered in 2020 in the Gorongosa National Park, in Mozambique, The name M. wilsoni is named after biologist Edward O. Wilson.[1]
The species inhabits the mountains of central and northern Mozambique and southern Malawi.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nhacote, Luis (August 2020). "Moz24h | Moz24Horas | Moçambique" (in pt). https://www.moz24h.co.mz/post/descoberta-nova-esp%C3%A9cie-de-morcego-no-parque-nacional-da-gorongosa.
- ↑ SAPO. "Parque da Gorongosa descobre nova espécie de morcego" (in pt). https://noticias.sapo.mz/sociedade/artigos/parque-da-gorongosa-descobre-nova-especie-de-morcego.
Bibliography
- Monadjem, Ara; Guyton, Jen; Naskrecki, Piotr; Richards, Leigh R.; Kropff, Anna S.; Dalton, Desire L. (2020). "Cryptic diversity in the genus Miniopterus with the description of a new species from southern Africa". Acta Chiropterologica. 1 (Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS) 22: 1–19. doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2020.22.1.001. ISSN 1508-1109. https://www.half-earthproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Monadjem-et-al_2020_Miniopterus-wilsoni-Gorongosa_Acta-Chiropt.pdf. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q99204582 entry