Promops davisoni

Promops davisoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Promops
Species:
P. davisoni
Binomial name
Promops davisoni
Thomas, 1921

Promops davisoni is a species of free-tailed bat in the family Molossidae. It was first described by Oldfield Thomas in 1921.[2] While thought of as a subspecies of the big crested mastiff bat (Promops centralis) by scientists from roughly 1966 to 2010, morphological and geographical differences between P. davisoni and P. centralis are sufficiently suggestive of another species.[3] P. davisoni is small for its genus, with a forearm length of 47.6 to 52.0 millimetres (1.87 to 2.05 in), and is light or cinnamon brown with distinguishable white bands on its back.[4] P. davisoni is native to the Andes mountain range in Ecuador and Peru.[1][5] More recently, evidence has been found that P. davisoni resides in the Atacama Desert in Chile.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Solari, S. (2016). "Promops davisoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T88087551A88087580. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T88087551A88087580.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Thomas, Oldfield (1921). "A new bat of the genus Promops from Peru". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 8 (43): 139. doi:10.1080/00222932108632568. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ^ Gregorin, Renato; Chiquito, Elisandra Almeida (July 2010). "Revalidation of Promops davisoni Thomas (Molossidae)". Chiroptera Neotropical. 16 (1): 648–660. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ^ Ossa, Gonzalo; Lilley, Thomas M.; Ugarte-Núñez, Joaquín; Ruokolainen, Lasse; Vilches, Karol; Valladares-Faúndez, Pablo; Yung, Veronica (July 2018). "FIRST RECORD OF Promops davisoni (THOMAS, 1921)(CHIROPTERA, MOLOSSIDAE) FROM CHILE AND A DESCRIPTION OF ITS ECHOLOCATION CALLS". Mastozoología Neotropical. 25 (1): 129–137. doi:10.31687/saremMN.18.25.1.0.12. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Quispe, Marisel Flores; Mamani, Giuseppy Calizaya; Pacheko, Victor; Alvarado, Giovanni Aragon (February 2015). "Distribution of Promops davisoni Thomas, 1921 (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in Peru with a new record and southward range extension". Check List. 11 (2): 1573. doi:10.15560/11.2.1573. ISSN 1809-127X.
  6. ^ Rodríguez-San Pedro, Annia; Allendes, Juan Luis; Beltrán, Clemente A.; Mayorga, Marcelo; Pliscoff, Patricio (January 2022). "Distribution and new sightings of Promops davisoni Thomas, 1921 (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth". Journal of Arid Environments. 196: 104660. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104660. S2CID 239943582. Retrieved February 21, 2022.