Juste Javier, Torrent Laura, Méndez-Rodríguez Aline, Howard Kelli, García-Mudarra Juan Luis, Nogueras Jesús, Ibáñez Carlos
Estación Biológica de Doñana, C.S.I.C., Avda. Américo Vespucio 26, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.
CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, CIBERESP, 28220 Madrid, Spain.
J Mammal. 2023 Jan 11;104(2):361-371. doi: 10.1093/jmammal/gyac110. eCollection 2023 Apr.
We describe a population of pipistrelle-like bats from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Western Central Africa) as a new species based on the molecular and morphological characteristics of six specimens collected more than 30 years ago. The description of this new species was not possible until the traditionally entangled systematics of the whole pipistrelle group was clarified in recent years with the inclusion of molecular techniques and adequate species sampling. In this new taxonomic framework, the new species was clearly included within the dark-winged group of the recently described genus . The pipistrelles from Príncipe Island present a moderately inflated skull in lateral view with inner upper incisors that are moderately bicuspids and a baculum distinctly long with expanded tips. Besides these morphological characters, the new bat species is distinguished by its dwarfism, being the smallest species recognized within the genus. The ecology and conservation status of this endemic island species are unknown and field studies are urgently needed to evaluate the situation and conservation threats to this new species in its natural habitat.
我们根据30多年前采集的6个标本的分子和形态特征,将来自普林西比岛(几内亚湾,中西部非洲)的一群类似伏翼的蝙蝠描述为一个新物种。直到近年来,随着分子技术的应用和足够的物种采样,整个伏翼类群传统上混乱的分类系统得以厘清,才有可能对这个新物种进行描述。在这个新的分类框架中,这个新物种被明确归入最近描述的属的黑翼类群。来自普林西比岛的伏翼在侧视图中头骨适度隆起,内侧上门齿有适度的双尖,阴茎骨明显长且尖端膨大。除了这些形态特征外,这种新的蝙蝠物种还因其侏儒症而与众不同,是该属中公认的最小物种。这种岛屿特有物种的生态和保护状况未知,迫切需要进行实地研究,以评估其自然栖息地中该新物种的状况和保护威胁。