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What is correct systematic nomenclature of the Indian Flying Fox? Pteropus giganteus or Pteropus medius?

I came across some publications that refer to Pteropus giganteus as Pteropus medius recently. Is there any taxonomic paper that describes this change in nomenclature that could be referred in this...

15 April 2020 427 1 View

What is the latest published work and update on the species Rhinopoma muscatellum?

For all my bat researcher friends from Afghanistan, Pakistan and the middle east. Can you provide some authentic taxonomic work on Rhinopoma muscatellum from your country? From India it has not...

17 April 2019 7,020 0 View

What would be the latest reference for the number of bat species in the world?

The total number of bats in the world is presently cited at more than 1300, if we follow Fenton, M.B. & Simmons, N.B. (2014): Bats: A world of Science and Mystery, University of Chicago...

10 September 2018 7,928 25 View

Is there any record of torpor or hibernation from the bats of South Asia, particularly the Indian Subcontinent?

Do bats of colder regions in the Indian Subcontinent display torpor or hibernation? Is there a comprehensive study that discusses this?

06 September 2018 1,749 2 View