The Sumatran mastiff bat (''Mormopterus doriae'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae, the free-tailed bats. It is only known from

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in Indonesia. It was described in 1907 and has not been recorded since.

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 1907 by Danish mammalogist Knud Andersen. Andersen stated that the eponym for the species name "''doriae''" was Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria, who "always so generously placed his intimate knowledge of Chiroptera and the rich collections of the Museum under his charge at the service of specialists." Andersen had obtained the holotype from Doria's museum in Genoa. The holotype had been initially collected by German entomologist

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Description

Andersen wrote that it was most similar in appearance to

Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat (''Mormopterus jugularis''), also called Peters's goblin bat, is a species of bat in the family Molossidae, the free-tailed bats. It is endemic to Madagascar, where it is widespread and in some areas abundant. It comm ...

, ''Mormopterus jugularis''.

Range and habitat

The holotype was collected in Soekaranda in the Deli Serdang Regency of northwest

, which is part of Indonesia. It was collected below above sea level.

Conservation

As of 2016, the

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considers it as a

data deficient A data deficient (DD) species is one which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as offering insufficient information for a proper assessment of conservation status to be made. This does not necessaril ...

species, meaning that there is not sufficient information available to evaluate threats to this species. Previously, it was considered

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from 1996–2008. The only individual ever documented was the holotype described by Andersen in 1907.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1831464 Mormopterus Bats of Indonesia Bat, Sumatran mastiff Bat, Sumatran mastiff Mammals described in 1907 Taxa named by Knud Andersen