Ozimops beccarii

Habitat. Associated with a wide range of lowland habitats from sea level up to ¢. 300 m in elevation, including rivers, mangroves, Melaleuca (Myrtaceae) wetlands, rainforest, and villages.

Sumber: Molossidae

Movements, Home range and Social organization. In 2011, T. Leary and M. Pennay found a Beccari’s Free-tailed Bat roost in a tree hollow at Akwam in south-western Papua New Guinea. The roost contained at least nine individuals of both sexes. Social calls may be audible to humans.

Sumber: Molossidae

Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List (as Mormopterus beccarii), because its range is extensive and its preferred habitat types are widespread. Despite a lack of population information, it is inferred that Beccari’s Freetailed Bat is widespread and not facing major threats across its distribution.

Sumber: Molossidae

Descriptive notes. Head-body 54 - 66 mm, tail 27 - 38 mm, ear 11 - 18 mm, hindfoot 7 - 10 mm, forearm 33 - 36 mm; weight 13 - 17 g. Fur is short and velvety, varying from pale gray to dark red brown, paler on underside. Ears are triangular with smooth margins. Eye is relatively large. Wings are long, narrow, and tapered. Skin on wings, ears, face, and flight membranesis blackish brown. Dental formula for all members of the genusisl 1 / 2, C 1 / 1, P 2 / 2. M 3 / 3 (» 2) = 30.

Sumber: Molossidae