Distribution and roosting ecology of the lesser mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma hardwickii Gray, 1831 (Chiroptera: Rhinopomatidae)
Author
Elangovan, Vadamalai
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Records of the Zoological Survey of India
2022
122
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journal article
293562
10.26515/rzsi/v122/i1/2022/167154
c1647d66-5a90-4015-8f52-12f2c9954745
2581-8686
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Table 1. The morphological characteristics of lesser mouse-tailed bat, Rhinopoma hardwickii obtained in the present study and the corresponding values of previous studies (Sinha, 1980; Bates and Harrison, 1997)| Morphological characteristics | R. hardwickii (n = 51) (Mean ± SD) | Sinha (1980) |
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| Body mass (g) | 24.30 ± 6.05 | – |
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| Head & Body length (HB) | 64.29 ± 4.14 | 57 – 70 |
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| Tail length (T) | 66.78 ± 6.37 | 60 – 81 |
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| Ear length (E) | 16.08 ± 1.46 | 18 – 21 |
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| Tragus length (T) | 06.25 ± 0.67 | 6 – 8 |
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| Forearm length (FA) | 59.38 ± 3.05 | 58 – 64 |
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| 5th metacarpal (5MET) | 41.23 ± 3.42 | – |
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| First phalanx of 5th metacarpal (1ph5mt) | 10.04 ± 0.74 | – |
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| Second phalanx of 5th metacarpal (2ph5mt) | 09.04 ± 0.92 | – |
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| 4th metacarpal (4MET) | 36.09 ± 3.02 | – |
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| First phalanx of 4th metacarpal (1ph4mt) | 12.00 ± 0.96 | – |
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| Second phalanx of 4th metacarpal (2ph4mt) | 10.32 ± 0.69 | – |
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| 3rd Metacarpal (3MET) | 42.57 ± 2.51 | – |
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| First phalanx of 3rd metacarpal (1ph3mt) | 08.34 ± 0.91 | – |
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| Second phalanx of 3rd metacarpal (2ph3mt) | 16.72 ± 1.11 | – |
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| 2nd Metacarpal (2 MET) | 42.06 ± 2.83 | – |
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| Wing span (WSP) | 298.2 ± 14.17 | 270 – 320 |
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| Thumb length | 06.84 ± 1.05 | – |
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| Length of tibia (TIB) | 28.82 ± 4.58 | 26 – 33 |
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| Hindfoot length (HF) | 12.49 ± 2.70 | 13 – 17 |
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| C-Mn (Maxillary tooth-row) | 06.64 ± 0.71 | – |
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| C-M n (Mandibular tooth-row) | 06.92 ± 0.87 | – |
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