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Otomops martiensseni
Order: Chiroptera > Family: Molossidae > Genus: Otomops > Species: Otomops martiensseni
Type Description
Arch. Naturgesch., 63(1):84.
Type Locality
Tanzania, W of Tanga, SE Usambara Mtns, Magrotto Plantation.
Measurements
Head and body: 88-110 mm
Tail length: 44-50 mm
Ear length: 40 mm
Forearm Length: 62-72 mm
Weight: 31-38.5 g
Tail length: 44-50 mm
Ear length: 40 mm
Forearm Length: 62-72 mm
Weight: 31-38.5 g
Description
The large size, long ears and distinctive colouration characterize this beautiful bat.
Distribution
Distributed over the eastern half of Africa, from the eastern Congo to Kenya and south to Angola and Mozambique and also occurring Madagascar, Otomops martiensseni is found in all ecotypes from semi-arid habitats to montane forests, from sea-level to 2,000 m. (Kingdon, 1984, 1997)
Key References
1. Kingdon, J. 1984. East African mammals: An atlas of evolution in Africa. (Insectivores and Bats). University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2A:338-341.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 136.
3. Long, J. K. 1995. Otomops martiensseni. The American Society of Mammalogists, Mammal Species, No. 493, pps. 1-5.
4. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:470-472, 482-483.
5. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
6. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.
2. Kingdon, J. 1997. The Kingdon field guide to African mammals, AP Natural World Academic Press, Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego, p. 136.
3. Long, J. K. 1995. Otomops martiensseni. The American Society of Mammalogists, Mammal Species, No. 493, pps. 1-5.
4. Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World. Sixth ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1:470-472, 482-483.
5. Simmons, N.B. 2005. Order Chiroptera, pp. 312-529. In Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder, eds., Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.
6. Swynnerton, G. H., and R. W. Hayman. 1951. A checklist of the land mammals of the Tanganyika Territory and the Zanzibar Protectorate. Journal of the East African Natural History Society, 20(6):274-392.