Specific status of populations in the Mascarene Islands referred to Mormopterus acetabulosus (Chiroptera: Molossidae), with description of a new species

Vuuren, Bettine Jansen van; Ratrimomanarivo, Fanja H.; Probst, Jean-Michel; Bowie, Rauri C. K.

doi:10.1644/07-mamm-a-232.1

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“…We agree that the norfolkensis group is, at the least, distinct from true Mormopterus (= the acetabulosus group) at the subgeneric level, a view also supported by our unpublished sequencing data. The systematic placement of the kalinowskii group is not fully clear but the molecular evidence of Lamb et al (2011) and the inference of Goodman et al (2008) Within the Australian Mormopterus, the magnitude of the genetic distances exhibited by allozymes and mtDNA between the 'planiceps complex' and M. eleryi and M. norfolkensis, and those between M. eleryi and M. norfolkensis, are close to those shown between these three groups and other molossid outgroup genera. This together with the corresponding cranial and dental differences evident between these three groups, lead us to conclude that these three groups each warrant subgeneric status.…”

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confidence: 86%

“…The genus, as currently recognised, comprises the following valid species: jugularis (Peters, 1865) (the type species), acetabulosus (Hermann, 1804), norfolkensis (Gray, 1839), planiceps (Peters, 1866), beccarii Peters, 1881, kalinowskii (Thomas, 1893), loriae (Thomas, 1897), minutus (Miller, 1899), doriae Andersen, 1907, phrudus (Handley, 1956, eleryi Reardon & McKenzie, 2008, and francoismoutoui Goodman et al, 2008(Simmons 2005Goodman et al 2008). Some authors have recognised 'species groups' within this suite of species that largely correspond to geographic regions, namely, the acetabulosus group (jugularis (Madagascar), acetabulosus and francoismoutoui (Mascarene Islands), and doriae (Sumatra)), the kalinowskii group (kalinowskii and phrudus (western South America), and minutus (Cuba)) and the norfolkensis group (beccarii, loriae, norfolkensis, planiceps (Indo-Australia)) (Koopman 1994;Simmons 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

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A molecular and morphological investigation of species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships in Australian free-tailed bats Mormopterus (Chiroptera : Molossidae)

Reardon¹,

McKenzie²,

Cooper³

et al. 2014

Aust. J. Zool.

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Abstract. The taxonomic uncertainty surrounding several prominent genera of Australian microbat has been a longstanding impediment to research and conservation efforts on these groups. The free-tail bat genus Mormopterus is perhaps the most significant example, with a long history of acknowledged species-level confusion. This study uses a combined molecular and morphological approach to conduct a comprehensive assessment of species and subgeneric boundaries, between-species phylogenetic affinities and within-species phylogeographic structure in Australian members of Mormopterus. Phylogenetic analyses based on 759 base pairs of the NADH Dehydrogenase subunit 2 mitochondrial gene were concordant with species boundaries delineated using an expanded allozyme dataset and by phallic morphology, and also revealed strong phylogeographic structure within two species. The levels of divergence evident in the molecular and morphological analyses led us to recognise three subgenera within Australia: Micronomus, Setirostris subgen. nov. and Ozimops subgen. nov. Within Ozimops we recognise seven Australian species, three of which are new, and none are conspecific with Indo-Papuan species. The family Molossidae now comprises eleven species across three subgenera in Australia, making it the continent's second most speciose family of bats.

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Section: Subgeneric Boundariesmentioning

confidence: 86%

Section: Subgeneric Boundariesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A molecular and morphological investigation of species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships in Australian free-tailed bats Mormopterus (Chiroptera : Molossidae)

Reardon¹,

McKenzie²,

Cooper³

et al. 2014

Aust. J. Zool.

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“…Despite the reduced availability of food and intensive large-scale agricultural land use in the surrounding landscape, the species is quite common in Durban (Fenton et al 2002). Similarly, Moutou's free-tailed bat, Mormopterus francoismoutoui, uses a variety of human structures (e.g., roof slats, window shutters) across the island of La Réunion, Mauritius, yet it was thought to be restricted to roosts in lava tubes and crevices along cliff faces before the colonization of the island by European settlers (~AD 1500; Goodman et al 2008a). Seemingly, this species has profited from the large-scale changes that occurred on this island over the past centuries.…”

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Bats and Buildings: The Conservation of Synanthropic Bats

Voigt

Phelps

Aguirre

et al. 2015

Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of Bats in a Changing World

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Humans have shared buildings with bats for thousands of years, probably as early as first humans built primitive huts. Indeed, many bat species can be defined as synanthropic, i.e., they have a strong ecological association with humans. Bats have been observed using buildings as roosting and foraging sites, temporary shelters, for reproduction and hibernation. A synanthropic lifestyle may result in direct fitness benefits owing to energetic advantages in warmer roosts, which may ultimately lead to more rapid gestation and faster development of juveniles, or by being less exposed to natural predators in urban environments. All

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“…In contrast, the small oceanic islands surrounding RFTB is also the most abundant bat species on Reunion Island. This small insectivorous species roost in large colonies in natural caves and synanthropic habitats such as bridges and houses (Goodman et al, 2008). Based on guano sampling in a RFTB maternity colony, we investigated the temporal variation in AstV shedding during 13 consecutive months, with a particular emphasis on the parturition period.…”

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Astrovirus in Reunion Free-tailed Bat (Mormopterus francoismoutoui)

Joffrin

Hoarau

Lagadec

et al. 2019

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Astroviruses (AstVs) are RNA viruses responsible for infection of a large diversity of avian and mammalian species, including bats, livestock, and humans. We investigated AstV infection in a free-tailed bat species, Mormopterus francoismoutoui, endemic to Reunion Island. A total of 190 guano samples were collected in a maternity colony during 19 different sampling sessions, between June 2016 and June 2017. Biological material was tested for the presence of the AstV RNA-dependent RNA-polymerase (RdRp) gene with a pan-AstV semi-nested polymerase chain reaction assay. In total, 15 guano samples (7.9%) tested positive, with high genetic diversity of the partial RdRp gene sequences among positive samples. A phylogenetic analysis further revealed that the detected viruses were genetically related to AstVs reported in reptiles, dogs, and pigs, but did not cluster with AstVs commonly found in bats. Although more investigation need to be conducted to assess the level of infected bats in the studied population, our findings suggest that Reunion free-tailed bats are exposed to AstV, and that cross-species transmission may occur with other hosts sharing the same habitat.

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Specific status of populations in the Mascarene Islands referred to Mormopterus acetabulosus (Chiroptera: Molossidae), with description of a new species

Cited by 22 publications

References 17 publications

A molecular and morphological investigation of species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships in Australian free-tailed bats Mormopterus (Chiroptera : Molossidae)

A molecular and morphological investigation of species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships in Australian free-tailed bats Mormopterus (Chiroptera : Molossidae)

Bats and Buildings: The Conservation of Synanthropic Bats

Astrovirus in Reunion Free-tailed Bat (Mormopterus francoismoutoui)

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