Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat

Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Molossidae
Genus:	Chaerephon
Species:	C. plicatus
Binomial name
	Chaerephon plicatus; Buchanan, 1800
Synonyms
	Vespertilio plicatus Buchanan, 1800 ; Nyctinomus plicatus Buchanan, 1800 ;

Last updated November 19, 2022

The wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat (Chaerephon plicatus) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

Taxonomy and etymology

Colony emerging around sunset (Pak Chong, Thailand)

It was described as a new species in 1800 by Scottish scientist Francis Buchanan-Hamilton. Buchanan-Hamilton initially placed it into the genus Vespertilio , with the scientific name Vespertilio plicatus.^[2] Its species name " plicatus " is Latin for "folded," possibly referencing its wrinkled lips or its folded ears.

Description

Its forearm length is 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 in). Its fur is dark brown. Its dental formula is 1.1.2.32.1.2.3 for a total of 30 teeth.^[3]

Range and habitat

Its range includes several countries and regions in South and Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. It has been documented at elevations up to 950 m (3,120 ft).^[1]

Conservation

As of 2020, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN —its lowest conservation priority. It met the criteria for this classification because it has a wide geographic range; its range includes protected areas, its population size is large; and it is unlikely to be experiencing rapid population decline. However, some local populations may be threatened by overharvesting for bushmeat, habitat loss via deforestation, cave disturbance, and persecution of its roosts due to the perception that it is a pest.^[1] Examples of such human interference include in northern Myanmar as a result of limestone extraction for cement manufacture^[1] and colony of hundreds of thousands of bats eradicated "as pests" in Phnom Pehn.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 Csorba, G.; Bumrungsri, S.; Francis, C.; Bates, P.; Ong, P.; Gumal, M.; Kingston, T.; Heaney, L.; Balete, D.S.; Molur, S.; Srinivasulu, C. (2020). "Chaerephon plicatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T4316A22018444. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T4316A22018444.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
↑ Buchanan, Francis (1800). "XXVII. Description of the Vesperilio plicatus". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 5: 261–263. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1800.tb00599.x.
↑ Smith, Andrew T.; Xie, Yan; Hoffmann, Robert S.; Lunde, Darrin; MacKinnon, John; Wilson, Don E.; Wozencraft, W. Chris, eds. (2010). A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1400834112.

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Csorba, G.; Bumrungsri, S.; Francis, C.; Bates, P.; Ong, P.; Gumal, M.; Kingston, T.; Heaney, L.; Balete, D.S.; Molur, S.; Srinivasulu, C. (2020). "Chaerephon plicatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T4316A22018444. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T4316A22018444.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[Buchanan_1800-2] Buchanan, Francis (1800). "XXVII. Description of the Vesperilio plicatus". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 5: 261–263. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1800.tb00599.x.

[Smith_2010-3] Smith, Andrew T.; Xie, Yan; Hoffmann, Robert S.; Lunde, Darrin; MacKinnon, John; Wilson, Don E.; Wozencraft, W. Chris, eds. (2010). A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-1400834112.

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