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Malagasy serotine

The Malagasy serotine, is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Madagascar. It was formerly classified in Neoromicia before phylogenetic analysis found it to belong to Laephotis.

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Length
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Malagasy serotine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Laephotis
Species:
L. matroka
Binomial name
Laephotis matroka
(Thomas & Schwann, 1905)
Malagasy serotine range
Synonyms

Neoromicia matroka

The Malagasy serotine (Laephotis matroka), is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Madagascar. It was formerly classified in Neoromicia before phylogenetic analysis found it to belong to Laephotis.23

References

References

  1. Monadjem, A.; Ratrimomanarivo, F.H.; Jenkins, R.K.B.; Andriafidison, D.; Hutson, A.M.; Ranivo, J.; Razafimanahaka, J.; Kofoky, A.; Cardiff, S.G.; Goodman, S. & Racey, P.A. (2017). "Neoromicia matroka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T40033A22059795. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T40033A22059795.en.
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2021-08-10), Mammal Diversity Database, doi:10.5281/zenodo.5175993, retrieved 2021-09-19
  3. Monadjem, Ara; Demos, Terrence C; Dalton, Desire L; Webala, Paul W; Musila, Simon; Kerbis Peterhans, Julian C; Patterson, Bruce D (2020-09-10). "A revision of pipistrelle-like bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in East Africa with the description of new genera and species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 191 (4): 1114–1146. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa087. hdl:2263/84301. ISSN 0024-4082.