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Confirmation of the existence of Himalayan long-eared bats, Plecotushomochrous (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), in China.

ABSTRACT: The existence of Himalayan long-eared bats, Plecotushomochrous (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), in China has not been previously confirmed. In this study, four bats captured with harp traps from two sites in the Maoershan National Nature Reserve in Guangxi, China were investigated. These bats have long, wide auricles, each with a prominent tragus. The length of each auricle is about the same as that of a forearm. Hairs on the ventral fur have a dark base with mixed grey and yellowish tips; those on the dorsal fur also have a dark base and are bicolored with brown tips. The thumbs are very short. A concavity is present in the front of the dorsal side of the cranium. Based on morphological characteristics and phylogeny using Cyt b gene sequences, these bats were identified as P.homochrous, thus confirming the existence of Himalayan long-eared bats in China.

SUBMITTER: Luo P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10206652 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Confirmation of the existence of Himalayan long-eared bats, <i>Plecotushomochrous</i> (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), in China.

Luo Pengfei P He Xiangyang X Zhang Yuzhi Y Ye Jianping J Guo Min M Deng Jin J Zhou Chunhui C Zhou Jiang J Zhang Libiao L

ZooKeys 20230511

The existence of Himalayan long-eared bats, <i>Plecotushomochrous</i> (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), in China has not been previously confirmed. In this study, four bats captured with harp traps from two sites in the Maoershan National Nature Reserve in Guangxi, China were investigated. These bats have long, wide auricles, each with a prominent tragus. The length of each auricle is about the same as that of a forearm. Hairs on the ventral fur have a dark base with mixed grey and yellowish tips; ...[more]

PMID: 37234737

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Project description:BackgroundChina is characterized by complex topographic structure and dramatic palaeoclimatic changes, making species biogeography studies particularly interesting. Previous researchers have also demonstrated multiple species experienced complex population histories, meanwhile multiple shelters existed in Chinese mainland. Despite this, species phylogeography is still largely unexplored. In the present study, we used a combination of microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) to investigate the phylogeography of the east Asian fish-eating bat (Myotis pilosus).ResultsPhylogenetic analyses showed that M. pilosus comprised three main lineages: A, B and C, which corresponded to distinct geographic populations of the Yangtze Plain (YTP), Sichuan Basin (SCB) and North and South of China (NSC), respectively. The most recent common ancestor of M. pilosus was dated as 0.25 million years before present (BP). Population expansion events were inferred for populations of Clade C, North China Plain region, Clade B and YunGui Plateau region at 38,700, 15,900, 4,520 and 4,520 years BP, respectively. Conflicting results were obtained from mtDNA and microsatellite analyses; strong population genetic structure was obtained from mtDNA data but not microsatellite data. The microsatellite data indicated that genetic subdivision fits an isolation-by-distance (IBD) model, but the mtDNA data failed to support this model.ConclusionsOur results suggested that Pleistocene climatic oscillations might have had a profound influence on the demographic history of M. pilosus. Spatial genetic structures of maternal lineages that are different from those observed in other sympatric bats species may be as a result of interactions among special population history and local environmental factors. There are at least three possible refugia for M. pilosus during glacial episodes. Apparently contradictory genetic structure patterns of mtDNA and microsatellite could be explained by male-mediated gene flow among populations. This study also provides insights on the necessity of conservation of M. pilosus populations to conserve this genetic biodiversity, especially in the areas of YTP, SCB and NSC regions.

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Confirmation of the existence of Himalayan long-eared bats, Plecotushomochrous (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), in China.

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Confirmation of the existence of Himalayan long-eared bats, <i>Plecotushomochrous</i> (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), in China.

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Confirmation of the existence of Himalayan long-eared bats, Plecotushomochrous (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), in China.

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﻿Confirmation of the existence of Himalayan long-eared bats, <i>Plecotushomochrous</i> (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), in China.

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Confirmation of the existence of Himalayan long-eared bats, <i>Plecotushomochrous</i> (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), in China.