Azagnyi Fruit Bat
Megaloglossus azagnyi Nesi, Kadjo & Hassanin, 2012
Also calledMacroglosse de Woermann de l'Ouest (fra) · Mégaloglosse dAzagny (fra) · Mégaloglosse de Azagny (fra) · Westafrikanischer Langzungen-Flughund (deu) · Westlicher Afrika-Langzungenflughund (deu)
First described in: Nesi, Nicolas, Blaise Kadjo, Xavier Pourrut, Eric Leroy, Célestin Pongombo Shongo, et al. (2012). Molecular systematics and phylogeography of the tribe Myonycterini (Mammalia, Pteropodidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Vol. 66, No. 1.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
conservation
CONSERVATION STATUS. — The IUCN Red List map shows the distribution to include the Ghana-Togo Highlands (Monadjem 2016) but how far this nectar-feeding species extends into the Dahomey Gap before it is replaced by M. woermanni in Lower Guinea is still unknown. The IUCN Red List classification is “ Least Concern ”.
A survey of small mammals in the Volta Region of Ghana with comments on zoogeography and conservation
discussion
REMARK We follow Nesi et al. (2013) in the use of the name M. azagnyi as a species separate from M. woermanni Pagenstecher, 1885 for Upper Guinea and the Volta Region of Ghana, which we confirmed with BLAST searches of Cytb sequences for our four specimens. While all four Cytb sequences were of sufficient quality to allow species identification; only two sequences, one from each locality, were of sufficient quality to be entered into Genbank (MT 311312 from SMF 92117 and MT 311313 from SMF 92120. These sequences had a 100 - 96 % sequence identities to sequences reported from M. azagnyi from the Cote d’Ivoire by Nesi et al. (2013). The sequences obtained from specimens SMF 92118 and 92119 contained numerous “ no calls ” or “ N ” resulting from the detection on more than a single nucleotide at a site. Previous records of Megaloglossus Pagenstecher 1885 in the Volta Region were from Amedzofe and Odomi Jongo, 2 miles E Nkwanta (Bergmans 1997).
A survey of small mammals in the Volta Region of Ghana with comments on zoogeography and conservation
materials_examined
MATERIAL EXAMINED. — Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary • 2 ♂; SMF 92117 + 92118; 11. IX. 2001. Shiare schoolyard (Fig. 9) • 1 ♀; SMF 92119; 22. VIII. 2001 • 1 ♂; SMF 92120; 22. VIII. 2001.
A survey of small mammals in the Volta Region of Ghana with comments on zoogeography and conservation
discussion
This species was not previously recorded from Mt Nimba. This species was only captured within old growth or secondary forest at relatively low altitudes on both Liberian and Guinean sides of the mountain between 450 m and 690 m a. s. l. We follow Nesi et al. (2013) in recognising this newly described West African taxon as a species separate from M. woermanni, which occurs further east.
An African bat hotspot: the exceptional importance of Mount Nimba for bat diversity
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 8259533.