Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohort: Theria
Cohort: Eutheria
Cohort: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea
Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Vespertilionini
Genus: Chalinolobus
Species: Chalinolobus neocaledonicus
Name
Chalinolobus neocaledonicus Revilliod, 1914: 355
Holotype: NMB 1751, adult ♂, body in alcohol with skull extracted (NMB Ost.5176), collected by F. Sarasin and J. Roux in 1913.
Type locality: “Nouvelle-Calédonie: Canala”.
Native distribution areas
New Caledonia (Grande Terre).
References
Revilliod, P. 1914. Les mammifères de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et des îles Loyalty. In: Sarasin, F. & Roux, J. (Eds.). Nova Caledonia, A, Zoologie, 1, pp. 341–365, pl. x. BHL
Additional references
Parnaby, H.E., Divljan, A. & Hoye, G. 2020. A review of the taxonomic status of the New Caledonia Wattled Bat Chalinolobus neocaledonicus Revilliod, 1914 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) and Chalinolobus gouldii venatoris Thomas, 1908 from northern Australia. Zootaxa 4778(1): 135–158. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4778.1.5 Paywall Reference page.
Links
Chalinolobus neocaledonicus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Brescia, F. 2008. IUCN: Chalinolobus neocaledonicus (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T4420A10868334. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T4420A10868334.en
Vernacular names
English: New Caledonia Wattled Bat
The New Caledonian wattled bat (Chalinolobus neocaledonicus) is a species of vesper bat, family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in New Caledonia.
Taxonomy
The New Caledonia wattled bat was first described by Swiss naturalist Pierre Revilliod in 1914. It was formerly considered a subspecies of Gould's wattled bat (Chalinolobus gouldii), but evidence for synonymy is weak.[2] Its species name "neocaledonicus" comes from Ancient Greek néos meaning "new" and the New Latin rendering of "Caledonia," caledonicus; the species name refers to New Caledonia where this species is found.[3]
Description
It is a small species of bat, with a head and body length of only 50.5 mm (1.99 in). Its forearm is 35.3 mm (1.39 in) long, and its tail is 33 mm (1.3 in) long. Its ears are relatively long, at 12 mm (0.47 in)[3] Its dental formula is 2.1.2.33.1.2.3, for a total of 32 teeth.[4]
Range and habitat
It is one of nine species of bat found in New Caledonia. It is among the three species of bat endemic to the territory.[4]
Conservation
It is considered endangered by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this assessment because its area of occupancy is less than 500 km2 (190 sq mi), there are fewer than six known localities of occurrence, and its habitat is declining in quality and extent.[1]
Sources
Brescia, F. (2020). "Chalinolobus neocaledonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T4420A21984825. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T4420A21984825.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder, ed. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Vol. 2. JHU Press. p. 484. ISBN 9780801882210.
Revilliod, P. (1914). "Les mammifères de la Nouvelle-Caledonie et des Îles Loyalty". Nova Caledonia. Forschungen in Neu-Caledonien und auf den Loyalty-Inseln. Vol. 1. pp. 355–357.
Hand, Suzanne J; Grant-Mackie, Jack A (2011). "Late-Holocene bats of Mé Auré Cave, New Caledonia: Evidence of human consumption and a new species record from the recent past". The Holocene. 22: 79–90. doi:10.1177/0959683611409783.
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