Miniopterus inflatus Thomas 1903
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https://doi.org/ 10.3161/150811010X537963 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4340236 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/2431452B-3561-9A3C-FC62-C44DABB9F9C4 |
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Valdenar |
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Miniopterus inflatus Thomas 1903 |
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Miniopterus inflatus Thomas 1903 View in CoL
Eight individuals were captured at the entrance of a cave system in the Cheringoma plateau (Appendix I), suggesting that a large colony was roosting within the caves. Additional records are from Mount Chiperone and Mount Namuli in northern Mozambique. These constitute the second record of this species from Mozambique. The greatest skull length of two individuals was 16.4 and 16.6 mm, with head lengths of 18.4 and 18.6 mm, respectively. The other six individuals had head lengths of 17.6–18.3 mm, larger than that of M. natalensis but within the range of M. inflatus .
Field measurements: FA (adult male) 47.3 ± 0.47 (46.7–48.1, 7); Bm (adult male) 15.0 ± (14.0–16.0, 7); FA (adult female) 47.0 (1); Bm (adult female) 13.0 (1).
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