| Laephotis stanleyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Laephotis |
| Species: | L. stanleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Laephotis stanleyi (Goodman, Kearney, Ratsimbazafy & Hassanin, 2017) | |
Laephotis stanleyi, also called Stanley's serotine, is a species of vesper bat in the genus Laephotis . It is found across southern Africa. The species was formerly known as N. cf. melckorum, before being named as a species in 2017.
Laephotis stanleyi was described as a new species in 2017. The holotype had been collected in the Okavango Delta of Botswana in April 2009. [1] The species was previously known as N. cf. melckorum ( cf. from Latin confer), before being named Neoromicia stanleyi in honor of William Stanley, who was the mammal collection manager at the Field Museum of Natural History from 1989 to 2015. [2] In 2020, phylogenetic analysis found it to belong to the genus Laephotis rather than Neoromicia. [3] [4]
The species is moderately large-bodied and insectivorous. Its forearm length is 34–39 mm (1.3–1.5 in) and it weighs 6.1–6.8 g (0.22–0.24 oz). It possesses larger cranial features than other species of its genus and is distinguished from N. capensis by a number of bacular characters. It has a dental formula of 2.1.1.33.1.2.3, for a total of 32 teeth. [1]
The species is found across Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Zambia, and is also presumed to inhabit the northern part of South Africa and Malawi.
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