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Old World Sucker-Footed Bat: Myzopodidae - Physical Characteristics, Behavior And Reproduction - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, DIET, OLD WORLD SUCKER-FOOTED BATS AND PEOPLE, CONSERVATION STATUS

GEOGRAPHIC RANGE

This species has been found only in Madagascar. It has been observed primarily from areas that stretch the full length of the east coast, and one area on the west coast. There are fewer than twenty localities where this bat has been recorded.

HABITAT

Old World sucker-footed bats are found primarily in the rainforests along eastern Madagascar.

DIET

An examination of one bat's droppings found that moths were its main food source. It is not known what other prey (animals eaten for food) or other foods the bats may eat.

OLD WORLD SUCKER-FOOTED BATS AND PEOPLE

These bats are considered extremely rare and the IUCN defines the loss of forest due to human interference as the most likely threat to this species.

CONSERVATION STATUS

Old-World sucker footed bats are considered one of the world's rarest species. The IUCN Red List categorizes these bats as Vulnerable, meaning they are facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Books:

Fenton, M. Brock. Bats. New York: Checkmark Press, 2001.

Fenton, M. Brock. The Bat: Wings in the Night Sky. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books, 1998.

Nowak, Ronald M. "Old World Sucker-footed Bat." Walker's Mammals of the World 5.1 Online. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world/chiroptera/chiroptera.myzopodidae.myzopoda.html (accessed on July 5, 2004).

Richardson, Phil. Bats. London: Whittet Books, 1985.

Ruff, Sue, and Don E. Wilson. Bats. New York: Benchmark Books, 2001.

Russ, Jon, and Daniel Bennett, eds. The Bats of Madagascar: A Field Guide with Descriptions of Echolocation Calls. Glossop, U.K.: Viper Press, 2001. http://mampam.50megs.com/bats/madagascar/2000/mad2000.pdf (accessed on July 5, 2004).

Schober, Wilfried, and Eckard Grimmberger. The Bats of Europe and North America. Neptune City, NJ: T.F.H. Publications, Inc., 1997.

Web sites:

Myers, P. "Family Myzopodidae (Old World Sucker-Footed Bat)." Animal Diversity Web. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Myzopodidae.html (accessed on July 5, 2004).

Simmons, Nancy. "Myzopoda aurita, Old World Sucker-Footed Bat." DigiMorph. http://www.digimorph.org/specimens/Myzopoda_aurita/head/ (accessed on July 5, 2004).