Miniopterus africanus és una espècie de ratpenat de la família dels minioptèrids. És endèmic de Kenya. El seu hàbitat natural són els boscos de montà humits tropicals o subtropicals.
És probable que M. africanus sigui un sinònim de Miniopterus inflatus.[1]
Miniopterus africanus és una espècie de ratpenat de la família dels minioptèrids. És endèmic de Kenya. El seu hàbitat natural són els boscos de montà humits tropicals o subtropicals.
És probable que M. africanus sigui un sinònim de Miniopterus inflatus.
The African long-fingered bat (Miniopterus africanus) is a species of vesper bat in the family Miniopteridae. It is found only in Kenya. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This species is often considered a synonym of Miniopterus inflatus.[1] The holotype was collected in October 1926 by A. M. Bailey. It was described as a new species in 1936 by Colin Campbell Sanborn.[2]
It is similar in appearance to the Natal long-fingered bat, but it is much larger. Its dorsal fur is light brown, with the bases of individual hairs darker than their tips. Its ventral fur is lighter than the dorsal fur, with individual hairs brown at the base and gray at the tip. Its forearm is 48.4–50.5 mm (1.91–1.99 in) long. The greatest length of the skull is 16.6–17 mm (0.65–0.67 in) long.[2]
It is known to be infected with the parasite Polychromophilus melanipherus, which helps support the hypothesis that Haemosporidiasina transitioned from avian hosts to bat hosts in a single evolutionary event. The 2016 study concluded that it was likely that malaria parasites affecting humans and rodents evolved from parasites affecting bats.[3]
The African long-fingered bat's evolutionary lineage diverged from other long-fingered bats approximately 20 million years ago.[4]
In 2013, an individual from this species tested positive for polyomaviruses. However, bats are unlikely to be the source of polyomavirus infection in humans, as none of the lineages found in bats so far is known to infect humans.[5]
It has only been documented in Kenya.[1] Its type locality is Sanford's Ranch in Mulo, Kenya, which is to the northwest of Addis Ababa. It was collected at 8,000 m (26,000 ft) above sea level.[2] It has been documented roosting in limestone-rich coral caves on the eastern coast of the country.[6]
It is currently evaluated as data deficient by the IUCN.[1] Some of the caves that it roosts in are threatened by human activities, such as burning and cutting vegetation growing at the mouths of the caves. Some Kenyans do not understand that bats are important, and may view them as a nuisance or take direct actions to harm them. Caves are also threatened by expanding human population. Kenyans that live near the coastal caves have an overwhelmingly negative view of bats, with 58% of respondents to a questionnaire viewing them as a sign of witchcraft or a bad omen, and 68% thinking that bats are not beneficial in any way. Conversely, this negative perception of the bats may protect them in some way, as one landowner who owned a cave where the African long-fingered bat roosts reported that she did not allow people to enter the cave as she feared it would bring bad omens onto her. This attitude protects the bats in the cave from human disturbance.[6]
The African long-fingered bat (Miniopterus africanus) is a species of vesper bat in the family Miniopteridae. It is found only in Kenya. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. This species is often considered a synonym of Miniopterus inflatus. The holotype was collected in October 1926 by A. M. Bailey. It was described as a new species in 1936 by Colin Campbell Sanborn.
Miniopterus africanus es una especie de murciélago de la familia Vespertilionidae.
Se encuentra en Kenia.
Su hábitat natural son: montañas húmedas tropicales o subtropicales
Datos: Q2045004
Especies: Miniopterus africanus
Miniopterus africanus es una especie de murciélago de la familia Vespertilionidae.
Miniopterus africanus Miniopterus generoko animalia da. Chiropteraren barruko Miniopterinae azpifamilia eta Vespertilionidae familian sailkatuta dago
Miniopterus africanus Miniopterus generoko animalia da. Chiropteraren barruko Miniopterinae azpifamilia eta Vespertilionidae familian sailkatuta dago
Miniopterus africanus är en fladdermusart i familjen läderlappar som först beskrevs av Sandborn 1936.[1] Populationen listades fram till 1995 som underart till Miniopterus inflatus.[2]
Denna fladdermus lever endemisk i en mindre region i västra Kenya. Den vistas i regnskogar i bergstrakter. Liknande fladdermöss från andra afrikanska stater som tidigare klassificerades som Miniopterus africanus tillhör troligen andra arter. Sedan 2007 pågår en taxonomisk revision av släktet Miniopterus med hjälp av genetisk data.[1]
Den population som finns i Kenya är inte hotad i beståndet.[1]
Miniopterus africanus är en fladdermusart i familjen läderlappar som först beskrevs av Sandborn 1936. Populationen listades fram till 1995 som underart till Miniopterus inflatus.
Denna fladdermus lever endemisk i en mindre region i västra Kenya. Den vistas i regnskogar i bergstrakter. Liknande fladdermöss från andra afrikanska stater som tidigare klassificerades som Miniopterus africanus tillhör troligen andra arter. Sedan 2007 pågår en taxonomisk revision av släktet Miniopterus med hjälp av genetisk data.
Den population som finns i Kenya är inte hotad i beståndet.
Miniopterus africanus là một loài động vật có vú trong họ Dơi muỗi, bộ Dơi. Loài này được Sanborn mô tả năm 1936.[2]
Bài viết họ Dơi muỗi này vẫn còn sơ khai. Bạn có thể giúp Wikipedia bằng cách mở rộng nội dung để bài được hoàn chỉnh hơn. Miniopterus africanus là một loài động vật có vú trong họ Dơi muỗi, bộ Dơi. Loài này được Sanborn mô tả năm 1936.
아프리카긴가락박쥐(Miniopterus africanus)는 긴가락박쥐과에 속하는 박쥐의 일종이다.[2] 케냐에서만 발견된다. 아열대 또는 열대 습윤 산지 숲에서 서식한다. 큰긴가락박쥐(Miniopterus inflatus)의 아종으로 간주하기도 한다.[1]
