Natura Croatica, Vol. 11 No. 1, 2002.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
Plecotus microdontus (Mammalia: Vespertilionidae), a new bat species from Austria
F. Spitzenberger
E. Haring
N. Tvrtković
Sažetak
SPITZENBERGER et al. (2001) reported the existence of more than two different genetic clades within long-eared bats in Austria. A genetic analysis of one specimen from the Dalmatian island of Lastovo (Croatia), close to the locus typicus of Plecotus kolombatovici, and an additional morphological analysis of specimens from some other Dalmatian islands revealed the fact that in contrast to the previous interpretation, clade 2 in SPITZENBERGER et al. (2001) does not represent P. kolombatovici, which is a separate species related to P. austriacus. Clade 2 has to be considered a new species, P. microdontus n. sp., which is the sister group of P. auritus. It is distinguishable in external, skull and teeth characters from other European Plecotus species. It is known from the Alps between Liguria and Slovenia.
Ključne riječi
Vespertilionidae; Plecotus; new species; mitochondrial DNA; morphological characters; Austria
Hrčak ID:
11478
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.3.2002.
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