A New Species ofChaerephon(Molossidae) from Madagascar with Notes on Other Members of the Family

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2004 English Publisher:Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of SciencesJournal:Acta Chiropterologica, volume 6, pages 227-248 (issn: 1508-1109, eissn: 1733-5329,

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Authors: Goodman, Steven M.; Cardiff, Scott G.;

doi: 10.3161/001.006.0204 , 10.5281/zenodo.13439119 , 10.5281/zenodo.13439120

A New Species ofChaerephon(Molossidae) from Madagascar with Notes on Other Members of the Family

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) We describe a species of Chaerephon (Molossidae) new to science from western Madagascar. This bat differs from the other two Chaerephon occurring on the island and from comparably sized African and Asian Chaerephon based on measurements, pelage and wing coloration, and cranial and dental characters. Chaerephon sp. nov. occurs at three sites in the drier western portion of the island. We also provide some natural history and distributional information on other Malagasy members of this family.

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Chiroptera, Mammalia, bats, Animalia, bat, Biodiversity, Chordata

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