Checklist of bats housed at the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe
Citation
Maponga T, Mkhwananzi K, Sibanda M, Rukuni P (2018). Checklist of bats housed at the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe. Version 1.3. Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/irw9fv accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-21.Description
The checklist provides a partial list of the number of bat species that are found in the Mammalogy wet collection. The specimens are preserved in 70% alcohol and the alcohol is frequently topped up. The species were collected from 13 different countries in Africa i.e. Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe. The species were collected from 1899-2012.Sampling Description
Study Extent
The specimens were collected from 13 countries in Africa, between 1899-2012. Currently 61 species and 30 genus', and 10 families were digitised.Sampling
Data was collected from the wet collection, wherein bottles were opened and accession cards catalogued. The data was then entered onto an excel spreadsheet, where it was cleaned. The data transformed into a CSV file which was then cleaned on open refine and also used to map coordinates on QGIS. The data was then checked on catalogue of life, GBIF name parser, and IUCN for taxonomic corrections. The taxonomic data was then uploaded onto the GBIF checklist excel spread sheet and then published.Quality Control
We used Catalogue of life, GBIF name parser and IUCN for taxonomic corrections.Method steps
- Data was collection from accession cards attached to the specimens preserved in alcohol. This was done between October 2017 and December 2017 during an inventory exercise. 2. The data (e.g. sex, locality, habitat) was cross checked to the registers and mammal forms. 3. Analogue data was then digitised and documented into an excel spreadsheet. 4. During digitisation, localities were georeferenced using Geolocate and the taxonomy cross checked through Catalogue of life, IUCN, and GBIF name parser. 5. After electronic documentation was completed data was cleaned using excel filters and converted to a CSV file which was further cleaned on open refine was also used. 7. Then the species checklist was generated from the specimens that had been electronically documented.
Taxonomic Coverages
The checklist has 61 species comprised of predominantly bats and rodents and these are found in 10 families. There are only two groups identified up to genus level.
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Laephotis botswanae Setzer, 1971common name: Botswana Long-eared bat rank: species
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Neoromicia melckorum (Roberts, 1919)common name: Melck's Serotine Bat rank: species
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Asellia tridens (É. Geoffroy, 1813)common name: Geoffroy's Trident Leaf-nosed Bat rank: species
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Chaerephon nigeriae Thomas, 1913common name: Nigerian Free-tailed Bat rank: species
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Cloeotis percivali Thomas, 1901common name: Short-eared Trident Bat rank: species
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Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792)common name: Straw-coloured Fruit bat rank: species
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Epomophorus crypturus Peters, 1852common name: Peters's Epauletted Fruit Bat rank: species
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Epomophorus gambianus (Ogilby, 1835)common name: Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat rank: species
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Epomophorus wahlbergi (Sundevall, 1846)common name: Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat rank: species
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Epomops dobsonii (Bocage, 1899)common name: Dobson's Fruit Bat rank: species
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Glauconycteris variegata (Tomes, 1861)common name: Butterfly Bat rank: species
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Hipposideros abae J.A. Allen, 1917common name: Aba Roundleaf Bat rank: species
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Hipposideros caffer (Sundevall, 1846)common name: Sundevall's Leafnosed Bat rank: species
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Hipposideros commersoni (É. Geoffroy, 1813)common name: Commerson's Leaf-nosed Bat rank: species
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Hipposideros ruber (Noack, 1893)common name: Noack's Roundleaf Bat rank: species
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Kerivoula argentata Tomes, 1861common name: Damara Woolly Bat rank: species
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Kerivoula harrisoni Thomas, 1901common name: Harrison's woolly bat rank: species
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Kerivoula lanosa (A. Smith, 1847)common name: Lesser Woolly Bat rank: species
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Lissonycteris angolensis Bocage, 1898common name: Angolan Fruit Bat rank: species
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Mimetillus moloneyi (Thomas, 1891)common name: Moloney's Flat-headed Bat rank: species
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Miniopterus schreibersii (Kuhl, 1817)common name: Schreiber's Longfingered bat rank: species
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Miniopterus inflatus Thomas, 1903common name: Greater Long-fingered Bat rank: species
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Myotis tricolor (Temminck, 1832)common name: Cape Hairy Bat rank: species
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Myotis bocagii (Peters, 1870)common name: Bocage's Mouse-eared Bat rank: species
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Nycteris woodi K. Andersen, 1914common name: Wood's Slit-faced Bat rank: species
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Nycteris grandis Peters, 1865common name: Large Slit-faced Bat rank: species
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Nycteris hispida (Schreber, 1775)common name: Hairy Slit-faced Bat rank: species
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Nycteris macrotis Dobson, 1876common name: Large-eared Slit-faced Bat rank: species
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Nycteris thebaica É. Geoffroy, 1818common name: Egyptian Slit-faced Bat rank: species
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Nycticeinops schlieffeni (Peters, 1859)common name: Schlieffen's Twilight Bat rank: species
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Pipistrellus anchietae (Seabra, 1900)common name: Anchieta's Bat rank: species
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Neoromicia capensis (A. Smith, 1829)common name: Cape Serotine Bat rank: species
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Pipistrellus kuhlii (Kuhl, 1817)common name: Kuhl's Pipistrelle rank: species
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Tadarida lobata (Thomas, 1891)common name: Kenyan Big-eared Free-tailed Bat rank: species
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Neoromicia nana (Peters, 1852)common name: Banana Bat rank: species
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Mops niveiventer Cabrera & Ruxton, 1926common name: White-bellied Mops Bat rank: species
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Chaerephon pumilus (Cretzschmar, 1826)common name: Little free-tailed Bat rank: species
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Neoromicia rendalli (Thomas, 1889)common name: Rendall's serotine rank: species
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Pipistrellus rueppellii (Fischer, 1829)common name: Ruppell's pipistrelle rank: species
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Pipistrellus rusticus (Tomes, 1861)common name: Rusty pipestrelle rank: species
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Neoromicia somalica (Thomas, 1901)common name: Somalian Pipistrelle Bat rank: species
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Pipistrellus sp.rank: genus
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Neoromicia zuluensis (Roberts, 1924)common name: Zulu Pipistrelle Bat rank: species
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Rhinolophus damarensis Roberts, 1946common name: Damara horseshoe Bat rank: species
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Rhinolophus fumigatus Rüppell, 1842common name: Rüppell's Horseshoe Bat rank: species
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Rhinolophus simulator K. Andersen, 1904common name: Bushveld horseshoe Bat rank: species
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Sauromys petrophilus (Roberts, 1917)common name: Robert's flat headed Bat rank: species
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Scotoecus hirundo de Winton, 1899common name: Dark-winged lesser house bat rank: species
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Scotophilus viridis (Peters,1852)common name: Greenish yellow Bat rank: species
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Scotophilus borbonicus (É. Geoffroy,1803)common name: Lesser Yellow Bat rank: species
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Scotophilus dinganii (A.Smith,1833)common name: African yellow Bat rank: species
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Mops midas (Sundevall, 1843)common name: Midas free-tailed Bat rank: species
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Tadarida aegyptiaca (É. Geoffroy,1818)common name: Egyptian Free tailed Bat rank: species
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Chaerophon ansorgei (Thomas, 1913)common name: Ansorge's wrinkle-lipped Bat rank: species
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Chaerophon bivittatus (Heuglin, 1861)common name: Spotted wrinkle-lipped Bat rank: species
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Chaerophon chapini J.A. Allen, 1917common name: Angolan Free-tailed Bat rank: species
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Mops condylurus (A.Smith,1833)common name: Malagasy Free-tailed Bat rank: species
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Taphozous mauritianus É. Geoffroy, 1818common name: Mauritian Tomb Bat rank: species
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Rhinolophus alcyone Temminck,1852common name: Halcyon Horseshoe Bat rank: species
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Aethomys chrysophilus (de Winton, 1897)common name: Red Rock Rat rank: species
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Triaenops persicus Dobson, 1871common name: Persian Trident Bat rank: species
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Graphiurus murinus (Desmarest, 1822)common name: Woodland Dormouse rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Species were collected from 13 countries in Africa, Angola, Botswana, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Tsitsi Mapongaoriginator
position: Assistant Curator of Mammalogy
Natural History of Museum
Corner leopord Takawira and Park Road
Bulawayo
ZW
Telephone: 002639250045
email: tsimap@gmail.com
Tsitsi Maponga
metadata author
position: Assistant Curator of Mammalogy
Natural History of Museum
Corner leopord Takawira and Park Road
Bulawayo
ZW
Telephone: 002639250045
email: tsimap@gmail.com
Kith Mkhwananzi
metadata author
position: Curatorial Assistant
Natural History museum
ZW
Melusi Sibanda
metadata author
position: Curatorial Assistant
Natural History Museum
ZW
Praxedes Rukuni
metadata author
position: Student
Natural History Museum
ZW
Tsitsi Maponga
principal investigator
position: Assistant Curator of Mammalogy
Natural History Museum
Corner leopord Takawira and Park Road
Bulawayo
ZW
Telephone: 002639250045
email: tsimap@gmail.com
Kith Mkhwananzi
content provider
position: Curatorial Assistant
Natural History Museum
ZW
Melusi Sibanda
content provider
position: Curatorial assistant
Natural History Museum
Praxedes Rukuni
content provider
position: Student
Natural History Museum
Tsitsi Maponga
administrative point of contact
position: Assistant Curator of Mammalogy
Natural History of Museum
Corner leopord Takawira and Park Road
Bulawayo
ZW
Telephone: 002639250045
email: tsimap@gmail.com