Miniopterus cf. minor Peters, 1867
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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/zoosystema2020v42a24 |
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urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:4369E104-E14C-4436-9B57-6C38A6AEBE65 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4338061 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039A87C3-D559-395C-1D0E-F971FB3742DB |
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Miniopterus cf. minor Peters, 1867 |
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Miniopterus cf. minor Peters, 1867 View in CoL
( Fig. 18 View FIG , Table 3 View TABLE )
Miniopterus minor Peters, 1867: 870. View in CoL
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — 11 specimens (see Table 1 View TABLE ).
ORIGINAL DATA. — A total of 11 individuals attributed to this species were obtained from a cave at an altitude of 1400 m a.s.l. during our field surveys.
DIAGNOSIS. — The species has a forearm length of 41.0- 44.9 mm ( Table 3 View TABLE ), and possesses features typical of the genus in having a dome-shaped forehead ( Fig. 18 View FIG ), and a second phalanx of third finger which is greatly elongated and folds back completely on metacarpals and first phalanx when at rest. The pelage is brownish dorsally and a paler brown ventrally. The interfemoral and wing membranes are brownish. The skull is characteristically large with a greatest length of 13.9-16.5 mm ( Table 3 View TABLE ), other external measurements are presented in Table 3. View TABLE
REMARK. — The genus Miniopterus has a number of cryptic species with two listed to occur in Cameroon by Happold & Happold (2013): Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817) and Miniopterus fraterculus Thomas and Schwann, 1906 . But Miniopterus schreibersii schreibersii is restricted to northern Africa ( ACR 2018), while Miniopterus fraterculus in endemic to South Africa and Swaziland ( Monadjem et al. 2010). Miniopterus minor Peters, 1867 has been recorded in isolated localities of central and eastern Africa ( ACR 2018). Therefore further molecular investigations are required to clarify the taxonomic status of the species present in Cameroon.
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Miniopterus cf. minor Peters, 1867
Mongombe, Aaron Manga, Fils, Eric Moise Bakwo & Tamesse, Joseph Lebel 2020 |
Miniopterus minor
Miniopterus minor Peters, 1867: 870. |