Western sheath-tailed bat

Species of bat

Western sheath-tailed bat
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Paremballonura
Species:
P. tiavato
Binomial name
Paremballonura tiavato
(Goodman, Cardiff, Ranivo, Russell & Yoder, 2006)
Synonyms
  • Emballonura tiavato Goodman, Cardiff, Ranivo, Russell & Yoder, 2006

The western sheath-tailed bat (Paremballonura tiavato) is a species of sac-winged bat (family Emballonuridae) found in Madagascar.

Taxonomy

The western sheath-tailed bat was described as a new species in 2006. The holotype had been collected in January 2001 in Ankarana Reserve. It was placed in the genus Emballonura with a scientific name of Emballonura tiavato.[2] In 2012, a new genus of bat was described, Paremballonura. Both the western sheath-tailed bat and Peters's sheath-tailed bat were transferred to this new genus, making its scientific name Paremballonura tiavato.[3] The species name "tiavato" is Malagasy for "likes rocks". The authors chose this name due to the likelihood of documenting this species in an area with exposed rocky outcrops.[2]

Description

It is a small species of bat, with a forearm length of 35–42 mm (1.4–1.7 in). The fur on its back is long, somewhat silky in texture, and grayish brown, while the fur on its belly is paler. It has a dental formula of 2.1.2.33.1.2.3.[2]

Range and status

The western sheath-tailed bat is endemic to the island and country of Madagascar. So far, it has been documented on the western side of the island, which is karstic. Its elevation range is from 10–330 m (33–1,083 ft) above sea level.[1] As of 2017, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Monadjem, A.; Cardiff, S.G.; Rakotoarivelo, A.R.; Jenkins, R.K.B.; Ratrimomanarivo, F.H. (2017). "Paremballonura tiavato". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T136835A22040708. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T136835A22040708.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Goodman, Steven M.; Cardiff, Scott G.; Ranivo, Julie; Russell, AMY L.; Yoder, Anne D. (2006). "A New Species of Emballonura (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae) from the Dry Regions of Madagascar". American Museum Novitates (3538): 1. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.375.6652. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3538[1:ANSOEC]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 16502023.
  3. ^ Goodman, Steven M.; Puechmaille, Sébastien J.; Friedli-Weyeneth, Nicole; Gerlach, Justin; Ruedi, Manuel; Schoeman, M. Corrie; Stanley, William T.; Teeling, Emma C. (2012). "Phylogeny of the Emballonurini (Emballonuridae) with descriptions of a new genus and species from Madagascar". Journal of Mammalogy. 93 (6): 1440–1455. doi:10.1644/11-MAMM-A-271.1.
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Extant species of family Emballonuridae
Balantiopteryx
  • Ecuadorian sac-winged bat (B. infusca)
  • Thomas's sac-winged bat (B. io)
  • Gray sac-winged bat (B. plicata)
Centronycteris
  • Thomas's shaggy bat (C. centralis)
  • Shaggy bat (C. maximiliani)
Coleura
  • African sheath-tailed bat (C. afra)
  • Madagascar sheath-tailed bat (C. kibomalandy)
  • Seychelles sheath-tailed bat (C. seychellensis)
Cormura
  • Chestnut sac-winged bat (C. brevirostris)
Cyttarops
  • Short-eared bat (C. alecto)
Diclidurus
(Ghost bats)
  • Northern ghost bat (D. albus)
  • Greater ghost bat (D. ingens)
  • Isabelle's ghost bat (D. isabellus)
  • Lesser ghost bat (D. scutatus)
Emballonura
  • Small Asian sheath-tailed bat (E. alecto)
  • Beccari's sheath-tailed bat (E. beccarii)
  • Large-eared sheath-tailed bat (E. dianae)
  • Greater sheath-tailed bat (E. furax)
  • Lesser sheath-tailed bat (E. monticola)
  • Raffray's sheath-tailed bat (E. raffrayana)
  • Pacific sheath-tailed bat (E. semicaudata)
  • Seri's sheath-tailed bat (E. serii)
Mosia
  • Dark sheath-tailed bat (M. nigrescens)
Peropteryx
  • Greater dog-like bat (P. kappleri)
  • White-winged dog-like bat (P. leucoptera)
  • Lesser dog-like bat (P. macrotis)
  • Pale-winged dog-like bat (P. pallidoptera)
  • Trinidad dog-like bat (P. trinitatis)
Rhynchonycteris
  • Proboscis bat (R. naso)
Saccolaimus
  • Yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat (S. flaviventris)
  • Papuan sheath-tailed bat (S. mixtus)
  • Pel's pouched bat (S. peli)
  • Naked-rumped pouched bat (S. saccolaimus)
Saccopteryx
  • Antioquian sac-winged bat (S. antioquensis)
  • Greater sac-winged bat (S. bilineata)
  • Frosted sac-winged bat (S. canescens)
  • Amazonian sac-winged bat (S. gymnura)
  • Lesser sac-winged bat (S. leptura)
Taphozous
  • Indonesian tomb bat (T. achates)
  • Coastal sheath-tailed bat (T. australis)
  • Common sheath-tailed bat (T. georgianus)
  • Hamilton's tomb bat (T. hamiltoni)
  • Hildegarde's tomb bat (T. hildegardeae)
  • Hill's sheath-tailed bat (T. hilli)
  • Arnhem sheath-tailed bat (T. kapalgensis)
  • Long-winged tomb bat (T. longimanus)
  • Mauritian tomb bat (T. mauritianus)
  • Black-bearded tomb bat (T. melanopogon)
  • Naked-rumped tomb bat (T. nudiventris)
  • Egyptian tomb bat (T. perforatus)
  • Theobald's tomb bat (T. theobaldi)
  • Troughton's sheath-tailed bat (T. troughtoni)
Taxon identifiers
Paremballonura tiavato
Emballonura tiavato