Systematic notes on Liberian bats

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 2946

By

Koopman, Karl F.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, c1989

Notes

Caption title.

"June 28, 1989."

"Based on previously unreported material, 32 species of bats are recorded from Liberia, bringing the total species known for that country to 52. The following species are recorded from Liberia for the first time: Rhinolophus guineensis, Hipposideros fuliginosus, Myotis tricolor (first record for western Africa), Pipistrellus eisentrauti, 'Eptesicus' brunneus, Glauconycteris poensis, Mops brachyptera, and M. spurrelli. Other noteworthy findings are the confirmation of an unusually large form of Rhinolophus clivosus from tropical western Africa (here described as a new subspecies), the revelation of additional complexity in what is here called Hipposideros ruber, clarification of the distinction between H. caffer and H. beatus, and a discussion of the problems of distinguishing Mops spurrelli and M. nanulus. It is clear that a large number of forest species, some basically East African, have been able to extend as far west as Liberia and probably to the western limits of the high forest"--P. [1].

Subjects

Bats , Classification , Liberia , Mammals

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.2946, 1989

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 20071104