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Mantled mastiff bat

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The mantled mastiff bat (Otomops secundus) is a species of bat in the Molossidae family, and English Wikipedia describes it as endemic to Papua New Guinea, meaning it occurs nowhere else. The GBIF taxonomic backbone accepts the name and credits the description to Hayman, 1952, so the species has been known to science since the middle of the twentieth century. The GBIF record of the IUCN Red List category lists it as Data Deficient, which means the available information is too thin for the IUCN to judge its extinction risk. It shares the genus Otomops with the Johnstone's mastiff bat, another bat restricted to a single country. The sources read do not describe its habitat, diet or numbers, so none are stated here.

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Conservation Status
Data Deficient 1
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Molossidae, Taxa
Source Mantled mastiff bat (Wikipedia)
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Source Mantled mastiff bat (Wikipedia)Lead, range
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endemic to Papua New Guinea
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1. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF IUCN Red List category record for Otomops secundus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)IUCN Red List category record
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DATA_DEFICIENT
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Mantled mastiff bat (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, range
    endemic to Papua New Guinea
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead
    is a species of bat in the Molossidae family
  • Child Taxon Of: Molossidae, Lead, family
    is a species of bat in the Molossidae family
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