Mops trevori, : J. A. Allen, 1917

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Trevor's Free-tailed Bat

Mops trevori

French: Tadaride de Trevor / German: Trevor-Bulldogfledermaus / Spanish: Mops de Trevor

Other common names: Trevor's Bat, Trevor's Mops Bat

Taxonomy. Mops trevori J. A. Allen, 1917 ,

“Faradje,” DR Congo.

This species is monotypic.

Distribution. Two disjunct ranges, in W Africa (extreme SE Guinea E to extreme SW Nigeria) and C Africa (NE DR Congo and W Uganda).

Descriptive notes. Head—body 81-90 mm, tall 34-44 mm, ear 18-25 mm, hindfoot 11-15 mm, forearm 51-55 mm. Fur is short, sleek and almost lacking across shoulder, medium sepia-brown or yellowish brown with no grizzling spots above, with dark patch behind and below ear; below pale grayish brown, pale pinkish gray or pale yellowish brown becoming darker on flanks, with no mid-ventral markings or contrasting flank-stripe; orange morph is pale rusty brown above and pinkish buff below. Upper lip has 8-9 well-defined wrinkles on each side and many spoon-hairs. Wings and uropatagium are dark brown. Ears are dark brown and relatively long (almost reaching muzzle when laid flat), inner margins connected by interaural band of skin having forward-facing fold. Tragus is minute, and concealed by antitragus, which is large and trapezoid. Anterior palate is closed, and basisphenoid pits are deep. As is typical for Mops , cusps on M? have third ridge much reduced.

Habitat. [Lowland forest. Trevor's Free-tailed Bat may be a forest-savanna mosaic specialist. In Nigeria, the species has been observed flying over a fish pond close to tropical moist forest.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. In north-eastern DR Congo, a pregnant female was captured in late September.

Activity patterns. Trevor's Free-tailed Bats roost in hollow trees.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. Trevor's Free-tailed Bats roost communally in small colonies.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The [UCN Red List.

Bibliography. ACR (2017), Happold, M. (2013as), Lang & Chapin (1917b), Mickleburgh, Hutson, Bergmans, Cotterill & Fahr (2014), Peterson (1972).

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. Two disjunct ranges, in W Africa (extreme SE Guinea E to extreme SW Nigeria ) and C Africa (NE DR Congo and W Uganda ).