| 词条 | Lappet-eared free-tailed bat |
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| name = Lappet-eared free-tailed bat | image = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref=[1] | genus = Chaerephon | species = major | authority = (Trouessart, 1897) | synonyms = {{Species list | Nyctinomus pumilus major| Trouessart, 1897 | Tadarida (Chaerephon) major| Trouessart, 1897}} }} The lappet-eared free-tailed bat (Chaerephon major) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and moist savanna. It is threatened by habitat loss. Taxonomy and etymologyIt was species description described in 1897 by French zoologist Édouard Louis Trouessart. Trouessart named it a subspecies of the little free-tailed bat (Chaerephon pumilus), which at the time was Nyctinomus pumilus. Therefore, its initial trinomen was Nyctinomus pumilus major.[2] George Edward Dobson had previously written about the specimen used to describe the subspecies, at the time saying, "I hesitate to describe it as the type of a new species."[3]Its species name "major" is of Middle English origin, meaning "greater." Trouessart likely chose this name because Dobson wrote that it was similar to the little free-tailed bat, but "considerably larger."[3] The holotype had been collected by Francis Galton during his expedition to Egypt. Dobson wrote that the holotype had been collected at the "Cataract of the Nile," though it is unclear which of the six cataracts he was referring to.[3] DescriptionIn writing about the species, Dobson described it as similar in appearance to the little free-tailed bat. However, he stated that it was "considerably larger." It has very short, dark brown fur; the fur of its back is darker than its ventral side. Its flight membranes are whitish in color.[3] References1. ^{{cite journal| last1=Monadjem| first1= A.| last2= Cotterill| first2= F.| last3= Hutson| first3= A.M.| last4= Mickleburgh| first4= S.| last5= Bergmans| first5= W.| date= 2017| title= Chaerephon major| journal= The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species| volume= 2017| page= e.T4314A22018874| doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T4314A22018874.en}} {{Molossidae}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q1830496}}2. ^{{cite book| last=Trouessart| first= E. L.| date=1897| title= Catalogus mammalium tam viventium quam fossilium| volume= 1| publisher=Berolini ,R. Friedländer & sohn, 1898-99| page=146| url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40404826}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite book| last=Dobson| first= G. E.| date=1878| title= Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum| publisher= Order of the Trustees| page=428| url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695494}} 5 : Chaerephon (bat)|Mammals described in 1897|Taxa named by Édouard Louis Trouessart|Bats of Africa|Taxonomy articles created by Polbot |
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