Table 1. The morphological characteristics of lesser mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma hardwickii obtained in the present study and the corresponding values of previous studies (Sinha, 1980; Bates and Harrison, 1997)
| Morphological characteristics |
R. hardwickii (n = 51) (Mean ± SD) |
Sinha (1980) |
| Body mass (g) |
24.30 ± 6.05 |
– |
| Head & Body length (HB) |
64.29 ± 4.14 |
57 – 70 |
| Tail length (T) |
66.78 ± 6.37 |
60 – 81 |
| Ear length (E) |
16.08 ± 1.46 |
18 – 21 |
| Tragus length (T) |
06.25 ± 0.67 |
6 – 8 |
| Forearm length (FA) |
59.38 ± 3.05 |
58 – 64 |
| 5th metacarpal (5MET) |
41.23 ± 3.42 |
– |
| First phalanx of 5th metacarpal (1ph5mt) |
10.04 ± 0.74 |
– |
| Second phalanx of 5th metacarpal (2ph5mt) |
09.04 ± 0.92 |
– |
| 4th metacarpal (4MET) |
36.09 ± 3.02 |
– |
| First phalanx of 4th metacarpal (1ph4mt) |
12.00 ± 0.96 |
– |
| Second phalanx of 4th metacarpal (2ph4mt) |
10.32 ± 0.69 |
– |
| 3rd Metacarpal (3MET) |
42.57 ± 2.51 |
– |
| First phalanx of 3rd metacarpal (1ph3mt) |
08.34 ± 0.91 |
– |
| Second phalanx of 3rd metacarpal (2ph3mt) |
16.72 ± 1.11 |
– |
| 2nd Metacarpal (2 MET) |
42.06 ± 2.83 |
– |
| Wing span (WSP) |
298.2 ± 14.17 |
270 – 320 |
| Thumb length |
06.84 ± 1.05 |
– |
| Length of tibia (TIB) |
28.82 ± 4.58 |
26 – 33 |
| Hindfoot length (HF) |
12.49 ± 2.70 |
13 – 17 |
| C-Mn (Maxillary tooth-row) |
06.64 ± 0.71 |
– |
| C-M n (Mandibular tooth-row) |
06.92 ± 0.87 |
– |