Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat
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The wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat (Mops plicatus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1800 by Scottish scientist Francis Buchanan-Hamilton. Buchanan-Hamilton initially placed it into the genus Vespertilio, with the scientific name Vespertilio plicatus.[1] Its species name "plicatus" is Latin for "folded," possibly referencing its wrinkled lips or its folded ears.
Description
Its forearm length is Template:Cvt. Its fur is dark brown. Its dental formula is Template:DentalFormula for a total of 30 teeth.[2]
Range and habitat
Its range includes several countries and regions in South and Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. It has been documented at elevations up to Template:Cvt.[3]
Conservation
As of 2020, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN—its lowest conservation priority. It met the criteria for this classification because it has a wide geographic range; its range includes protected areas, its population size is large; and it is unlikely to be experiencing rapid population decline. However, some local populations may be threatened by overharvesting for bushmeat, habitat loss via deforestation, cave disturbance, and persecution of its roosts due to the perception that it is a pest.[3] Examples of such human interference include in northern Myanmar as a result of limestone extraction for cement manufacture[3] and a colony of hundreds of thousands of bats eradicated "as pests" in Phnom Pehn.[3]
See also
References
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- Mops (bat)
- Bats of Asia
- Bats of South Asia
- Bats of Southeast Asia
- Bats of Borneo
- Bats of China
- Bats of India
- Bats of Indonesia
- Bats of Malaysia
- Bats of the Philippines
- Mammals of Bangladesh
- Mammals of Bhutan
- Mammals of Cambodia
- Mammals of Laos
- Mammals of Nepal
- Mammals of Sri Lanka
- Mammals of Thailand
- Mammals of Vietnam
- Least concern biota of Asia
- Mammals described in 1800
- Taxa named by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot