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Species Ozimops planiceps (Peters, 1866)

South-eastern Free-tailed Bat, Little Mastiff-bat

 

Introduction

"The original concept of Mormopterus planiceps (Peters, 1866) was recognised quite early on as a species complex. Out of this complex Adams et al. (1998) recognised M. sp. 2, M. sp. 3 and M. sp. 4. As these have now been described by Reardon et al. (2014) only the eastern form of M. sp.4 makes up the new concept of Mormopterus planiceps (Peters, 1866)" (Ian Geers, pers. com. 2014). This has necessitated allocation of a new CAVS number (changed from 1326 to #1940).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria


Extra Distribution Information

Western slopes of the GDR in NSW through VIC and southern SA

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Ecological Descriptors

Gregarious, predator, territorial, tree hole, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Forages on ground*, roosts also in buildings or crevices.

 

General References

Crichton, E.G. & Krutzsch, P.H. 1987. Reproductive biology of the female little mastiff bat, Mormopterus planiceps (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in southeast Australia. American Journal of Anatomy 178: 369-386

Freeman, P.W. 1981. A multivariate study of the family Molossidae (Mammalia, Chiroptera): morphology, ecology, evolution. Fieldiana Zoology ns 7: i-viii 1-173

Holsworth, W.N. 1986. Homing ability of the little mastiff-bat Mormopterus planiceps. Macroderma 2: 54-58

Koopman, K.F. 1982. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 109 Bats from eastern Papua and the east Papuan Islands. American Museum Novitates 2747: 1-34

Krutzsch, P.H. & Crichton, E.G. 1987. Reproductive biology of the male little mastiff bat, Mormopterus planiceps (Chiroptera: Molossidae). in south east Australia. Australian Journal of Biological Sciences 40: 203-210

Kulzer, E., Nelson, J.E., McKean, J.L. & Möhres, F.P. 1970. Untersuchungen über die Temperaturregulation australischer Fledermäuse (Microchiroptera). Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Physiologie 69: 426-451

McKean, J.L. & Hamilton-Smith, E. 1967. Litter size and maternity sites in Australian bats (Chiroptera). Victorian Naturalist 84: 203-206

McKenzie, N.L. 1995. Little Northern Freetail-bat Mormopterus loriae. pp. 482-483 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Reardon, T.B., McKenzie, N.L., Cooper, S.J.B., Appleton, B., Carthew, S. & Adams, M. 2014. A molecular and morphological investigation of species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships in Australian free-tailed bats Mormopterus (Chiroptera : Molossidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 62(2): 109–136 [119]

Richards, G.C. 1995. Southern Freetail-bat Mormopterus planiceps. pp. 485-486 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Vestjens, W.J.M. & Hall, L.S. 1977. Stomach contents of forty-two species of bats from the Australasian region. Australian Wildlife Research 4: 25-35

Woodside, D.P. & Taylor, K.J. 1985. Echolocation calls of fourteen bats from eastern New South Wales. Australian Mammalogy 8: 279-298 (as M. loriae)

Ziegler, A.C. 1982. An ecological check-list of New Guinea Recent mammals. pp. 863-894 in Gressitt, J.L. (ed.). Biogeography and Ecology of New Guinea. The Hague & London : W. Junk Vol. 2(4) vii 983 pp.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
04-Dec-2018 CHIROPTERA 26-Mar-2024 MODIFIED
30-Jun-2014 MOLOSSIDAE 31-Mar-2015 MODIFIED
04-Dec-2018 18-Nov-2010 MOVED
12-Feb-2010 (import)