Golden-tipped bat
| Golden-tipped bat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Phoniscus |
| Species: | P. papuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phoniscus papuensis Dobson, 1878 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Kerivoula papuensis (Dobson, 1878) | |
The golden-tipped bat (Phoniscus papuensis) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It has dark brown, curly fur with bright golden tips. The distinctively colored fur extends along the wings, legs and tail. It has a short, pointed, over-hanging muzzle and pointy, funnel-shaped ears. Adults weigh about 6 grams, and have a wingspan of about 25 cm.[1] It can be found in Australia, West Papua (Indonesia), and Papua New Guinea.
Habitat and ecology
The golden-tipped bat is found in rain forest and adjacent sclerophyll forest. It roosts in abandoned hanging yellow-throated scrubwren and brown gerygone nests located in rainforest gullies on small first and second order streams. It will fly up to two km from roosts to forage in rainforest and sclerophyll forest on upper-slopes. It is a specialist feeder on small web-building spiders.[1]
The nests of the yellow-throated scrubwren appear to be the preferred daytime roosting sites.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Threatened Species – Golden Tipped Bat
- ↑ Schulz M (2000). (abstract) "Roosts used by the golden-tipped bat Kerivoula papuensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)" (PDF). Journal of Zoology 250 (4): 467–78. doi:10.1017/S0952836900004052. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
External links
- Hutson, T., et al. 2008. Phoniscus papuensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 16 April 2015.