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Otomops madagascariensis Dorst 1953

Description

Otomops madagascariensis Dorst 1953

Otomops madagascariensis Dorst 1953, Mem. Inst. Scient. Madagascar (A), 8: 236.

Type Locality: Madagascar, S of Soalala, Namoroka, Réserve naturelle intégrale (no. 8), 16°23’S, 45°28’E.

Vernacular Names: Malagasy Giant Mastiff Bat.

Distribution: N, S, and W Madagascar.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 – Not evaluated; not considered in IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001).

Discussion: Reviewed by Peterson et al. (1995).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Molossidae, pp. 432-451 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 447, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Dorst
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Molossidae
Genus
Otomops
Species
madagascariensis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Otomops madagascariensis Dorst, 1953 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Peterson, R. L., J. L. Eger, and L. Mitchell. 1995. Chiropteres. Faune de Madagascar, 84: 1 - 204.