Mimetillus moloneyi (Thomas 1891)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 |
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Guido |
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Mimetillus moloneyi (Thomas 1891) |
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Mimetillus moloneyi (Thomas 1891) View in CoL
[Vesperugo] moloneyi Thomas 1891 View in CoL , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 7: 528.
Type Locality: Nigeria, Western Region, Lagos.
Vernacular Names: Moloney's Mimic Bat.
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Subspecies Mimetillus moloneyi subsp. moloneyi Thomas 1891
Subspecies Mimetillus moloneyi subsp. thomasi Hinton 1920
Distribution: Sierra Leone east to Ethiopia and Kenya, Tanzania south to Mozambique, west to Zambia, S Dem. Rep. Congo, and Angola; no records have been documented in the central Congo Basin.
Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).
Discussion: Cotterill (2001 c) suggested that thomasi represents a distinct, large-bodied, savanna-dwelling species ( moloneyi being a strict forest-dwelling species characterized by smaller size). However, additional locality and morphometric data indicate a more complex pattern (J. Fahr, pers. comm.). Accordingly, I have chosen to treat these taxa as conspecific pending a thorough revision.
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Sacramento State University |
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Vespertilioninae |
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Mimetillus moloneyi (Thomas 1891)
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005 |
[Vesperugo] moloneyi
Thomas 1891: 528 |