Otomops johnstonei, Kitchener, How & Maryanto, 1992

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Johnstone's Giant Mastiff Bat

Otomops johnstonei

French: Tadaride de Johnstone / German: Johnstone-Riesenbulldogfledermaus / Spanish: Otomops de Johnstone

Other common names: Johnstone's Free-tailed Bat, Johnstone's Mastiff Bat

Taxonomy. Otomops johnstone: Kitchener, How & Maryanto, 1992 ,

“ Desa Apui , Alor Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (08°15’S 124°43’E); altitude c. 700m.”

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. Endemic to Alor I, Lesser Sunda Is, known only from type locality.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 79-4 mm, tail 43-7 mm, ear 31-1 mm, hindfoot 11-9 mm, forearm 60 mm; weight 19-5 g (type specimen). Fur on head and back is clove-brown with a distinct light grayish-mottled buff mantle running across shoulders to mid-back region; fur on lower back and flanksis clove-brown. Upperlip is not wrinkled, and projects well beyond (7 mm) lower lip. Ears are very large and rounded, connected by a band of furred skin and projecting beyond nose. There is a patch of white fur at base on both sides of ear.

Habitat. The only known Johnstone’s Giant Mastiff Bat was collected from a tree hollow at 700 m altitude on Alor; this island is volcanic, with a semiarid climate.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The [UCN Red List, because it is known only from a single specimen collected in 1991. The number of mature individuals and threats are unknown.

Bibliography. Hutson, Schlitter, Suyanto et al. (2016), Kitchener, How & Maryanto (1992), Maryanto & Higashi (2011), Ralph et al. (2015).

Figures

14. Bonda Mastiff Bat (Molossus currentium), 15. Fenton’s Masuft Bat (Molossus fentoni), 17. Pallas’s Mastiff Bat (Molossus molossus), 18. Miller’s Mastiff Bat (Molossus pretiosus), 19. Black Mastiff Bat (Molossus rufus)

Distribution. Endemic to Alor I, Lesser Sunda Is, known only from type locality.