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The ''southern free-tailed bat'' (''Mormopterus planiceps''), also known as ''little mastiff bat'', is a small bat in the Molossidae family, native to Australia and Indonesia. == Taxonomy == The taxonomy of the ''Mormopterus'' species has been a complicated issue for some time. Originally described by Wilhelm Peters in 1881,〔Peters, W. (1881). Über die Chiropterengattung Mormopterus und die dahin gehörigen Arten. Monatsberichte Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1881, 482–485.〕 it was understood even then that the species was a complex. Though there have been many alterations, ''M. planiceps'' has officially been a species since 1906. The most recent and currently accepted description of the species is by Reardon et al. (2014).〔 It is thought that the complex is a result of the species being polyphyletic, where presented phenotypes appear the same but do not result from common ancestors. Texts may refer to this species as 'Mormopterus Species 4'. There are 6 undescribed species in the genus. Species 4 generally refers to the southern free-tailed bat, although it has been separated into eastern and western populations at times.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Southern free-tailed bat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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