Paratriaenops pauliani
Paratriaenops pauliani is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Aldabra Atoll of the western Seychelles, where it was found on Picard Island. It was formerly considered to be part of the species Triaenops furculus,[2] known from Madagascar, and was initially assigned as a new species within the genus Triaenops.[3] Later it as well as T. furculus were placed in the separate genus Paratriaenops.[4] A related species, Paratriaenops auritus, also of Madagascar, was similarly reassigned.
| Paratriaenops pauliani | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Hipposideridae |
| Genus: | Paratriaenops |
| Species: | P. pauliani |
| Binomial name | |
| Paratriaenops pauliani (Goodman and Ranivo, 2008) | |
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| Distribution of P. pauliani (green), P. auritus (blue) and P. furculus (red) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Triaenops pauliani Goodman and Ranivo, 2008 | |
While its conservation status has not been formally assessed, given its small range and presumed small population, it is thought to be precarious, possibly critically endangered.[3] Reports of P. pauliani from Cosmoledo Atoll east of Aldabra are believed to be erroneous descriptions of individuals actually collected on Picard Island.[3]
See also
References
- Goodman, S. (2017). "Paratriaenops pauliani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T81068840A95642220. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T81068840A95642220.en. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Goodman, S. M.; Ranivo, J. (2008). "A new species of Triaenops (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Hipposideridae) from Aldabra Atoll, Picard Island (Seychelles)". Zoosystema. 30 (3): 681–693. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
- Benda, P.; Vallo, P. (2009). "Taxonomic revision of the genus Triaenops (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) with description of a new species from southern Arabia and definitions of a new genus and tribe" (PDF). Folia Zoologica. 58 (Monograph 1): 1–45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2014-09-12.