Sulawesi Free-Tailed Bat - Mops sarasinorum
( Meyer, 1899 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Data Deficient
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
Habitat and ecology of this species are mostly unknown, although it is probably found in lowland forest (Heaney et al. 1998). It forages over water and also cultivated areas.

Range:

The species is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi and adjacent small islands) and the Philippines (Simmons 2005). In Sulawesi records are from Batulappa, Central Sulawesi (the type locality), Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park, North Sulawesi (Hill and Rozendaal 1989, S. Wiantoro pers. comm). It has also been collected from Peleng Island (Tate 1941) and Buton (T. Kingston pers. comm. 2006). In the Philippines, records are from Mindanao (South Cotabato, and Misamis Oriental provinces), and Palawan (Heaney et al. 1998). The record from Luzon, Benguet province, represents an undescribed species (L. Heaney pers. comm).


Conservation:
Legislation to conserve this species is being established at a national level but needs to be implemented. Further research to understand this species population and ecology is required.

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