Laephotis angolensis, Monard, 1935

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Angolan Long-eared Bat

Laephotis angolensis

French: Vespeére d'Angola / German: Angola-Langohrfledermaus / Spanish: Laefotis de Angola

Taxonomy. Laephotis angolensis Monard, 1935 ,

Tyihumbwe (= Chiumbe), 15 km west of Dala, Angola.

Described as a full species based on a single female with a damaged skull, but was subsequently treated as a subspecies of L. wintoni . Monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from two localities in Angola and one in DR Congo.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 46-50 mm, tail 36-38 mm, ear 15-18 mm, hindfoot 6 mm (one specimen), forearm 32-36 mm. Dorsal pelage of the Angolan Long-eared Bat is yellowish brown to reddish brown (hairs distinctly bicolored, with blackishbrown bases of ¢. 5 mm, and yellowish-brown or reddish-brown tips of ¢. 2 mm; middorsal hairs ¢. 7 mm long); ventral pelage is gray on chin, paler on throat, becoming cream or white in pelvic region (hairs in pelvic region pure white; elsewhere with blackish-brown bases of c¢. 4 mm and pale gray, cream or white tips of c. 4 mm). Wings are dark brown; arm-wing has whitish hind border; interfemoral membrane is medium brown, more translucent than wings. Ears are dark brown, roughly triangular but very elongated, with rounded tip, and inner margins almost meeting on forehead, but not joined; tragus has notch at base of posterior margin. Skull is apparently short and narrow for the genus (greatest skull lengths 13-7-13-8 mm); braincase is slightly flattened; rostrum is moderately narrow; zygomatic arches are slender,sagittal crest is absent; lambdoidal crests are low. P* is sharply pointed and rises above molars.

Habitat. All records are from the savanna biome.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Classified as Data Deficient on The IUCN Red Lust.

Bibliography. Kearney (2013a), Kearney & Seamark (2005), Peterson (1973), Setzer (1971).

Figures

118. Cape Serotine (Neoromicia capensis), 119. Malagasy Serotine (Neoromicia matroka), 120. Isalo Serotine (Neoromicia malagasyensis), 121. Roberts’s Serotine (Neoromicia robertsi), 122. Stanley’s Serotine (Neoromicia stanleyi), 123. Zulu Serotine (Neoromicia zuluensis), 124. Tiny Serotine (Neoromicia guineensis), 125. Somali Serotine (Neoromicia somalica), 126. Banana Serotine (Neoromicia nanus), 127. Rendall’s Serotine (Neoromicia rendalli), 128. Dark-brown Serotine (Neoromicia brunnea), 129. Rosevear’s Serotine (Neoromicia roseveari), 130. Isabelline Serotine (Neoromicia isabella), 131. Grandidier’s Serotine (Neoromicia grandidieri), 132. White-winged Serotine (Neoromicia tenuipinnis), 133. Heller’s Serotine (Neoromicia helios), 134. De Winton’s LLong-eared Bat (Laephotis wintoni), 135. Angolan Long-eared Bat (Laephotis angolensis), 136. Botswanan Long-eared Bat (Laephotis botswanae), 137. Namib Long-eared Bat (Laephotis namibensis), 138. Sind Bat (Rhyneptesicus nasutus), 139. Collared Sprite (Thainycteris aureocollaris), 140. Necklace Sprite (Thainycleris torquatus), 141. Bronze Sprite (Arielulus circumdatus), 142. Social Sprite (Arelulus societatis), 143. Coppery Sprite (Arielulus cuprosus)

Distribution. Known only from two localities in Angola and one in DR Congo .