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| Madagascar sucker-footed bat Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent
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| Species: | M. aurita
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| Myzopoda aurita Milne-Edwards & A. Grandidier, 1878
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The Madagascar sucker-footed bat, Old World sucker-footed bat, or simply sucker-footed bat (Myzopoda aurita) is a species of bat in the family Myzopodidae endemic to Madagascar, especially in the eastern part of the forests[1] . It was thought to be monospecific until a second species,Myzopoda schliemanni, was discovered recently in the central western lowlands[2]. It was classified as Vulnerable in the 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species but is now known to be more abundant and has been reclassified as of Least Concern[3].
The bat is named for the presence of small cups on its wrists and ankles. They roost inside the rolled leaves of Traveller's tree Ravenala madagascariensis[4] , using their suckers to attach themselves to the smooth surface.[5]. Because of its unique habitat, the research showed that there is no ectoparasites on Myzopoda schliemanni at all. The surface of the leaves are too smooth for arthropods[6]. Despite the name, it is now known that the bat does not use suction to attach themselves to roost sites, but instead uses a form of wet adhesion by secreting a body fluid at their pads.[7]. The majority of Myzopoda aurita caught in eastern Madagascar were within or close to stands of Ravenala madagascariensis [8]and according to the research, the maximum distance Myzopoda aurita can reach for foraging is about 1.8km[9]. Myzopoda aurita feeds largely on Lepidoptera, as well as Coleoptera, and small moths[10] .
References[edit]
- ^ H., Schliemann (2003). "Myzopoda aurita, Old World sucker-footed bat". The Natural History of Madagascar: 1303-1306.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ S.M., Goodman (2006). "The description of a new species of Myzopoda (Myzopodidae: Chiroptera) from western Madagascar". Mamm. Biol: 65-81.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "2008 red list summary statistics". 2008.
{{cite news}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ M., Ralisata (2010). "Monastic Myzopoda: the foraging and roosting ecology of a sexually segregated Malagasy endemic bat". Journal of Zoology. 282 (2): 130-139. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00724.x.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Macdonald, D., ed. (1984). The Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York: Facts on File. p. 807. ISBN 0-87196-871-1.
- ^ M., Ralisata (2010). "Monastic Myzopoda: the foraging and roosting ecology of a sexually segregated Malagasy endemic bat". Journal of Zoology. 282 (2): 130-139. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00724.x.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Brown University News, December 2009, Bats Don’t Use Suction After All
- ^ S.M., Goodman (2006). "The description of a new species of Myzopoda (Myzopodidae: Chiroptera) from western Madagascar". Mamm. Biol: 65-81.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ M., Ralisata (2010). "Monastic Myzopoda: the foraging and roosting ecology of a sexually segregated Malagasy endemic bat". Journal of Zoology. 282 (2): 130-139. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00724.x.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ M.C., Göpfert (1995). "Notes on echolocation calls, food and roosting behavior of the Old World sucker-footed bat Myzopoda aurita (Chiroptera, Myzopodidae)". Z. Säugetierkunde: 1-8.
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- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Myzopoda aurita. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- New Sucker-footed Bat Discovered In Madagascar. [1]
External links[edit]
- "Monastic" Malagasy bat mystifies experts BBC Earth News 13 July 2010
Category:Myzopodidae
Category:Mammals of Madagascar
Category:EDGE species
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