Karyology of eight species of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Hainan Island, China

• Main Author: Yi Wu, Masaharu Motokawa, Yu-Chun Li, Masashi Harada, Zhong Chen, Liang-Kong Lin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2009-01-01
• Series: International Journal of Biological Sciences
• Online Access: http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0659.htm
• ISSN: 1449-2288

<p>Karyotypes and chromosomal data are presented for eight bat species representing two families (Rhinolophidae and Vespertilionidae) from Hainan Island, China. The species investigated were <i>Rhinolophus lepidus </i>(2n = 62, FN = 60), <i>R</i>.<i> pusillus</i> (2n = 62, FN = 60), <i>R</i>.<i> affinis </i>(2n = 62, FN = 60),<i> R</i>.<i> sinicus</i> (2n = 36, FN = 60),<i> Myotis horsfieldi</i> (2n = 44, FN = 52), <i>Pipistrellus abramus</i> (2n = 26, FN = 44), <i>Miniopterus australis </i>(2n = 46, FN = 50) and <i>M</i>. <i>schreibersii </i>(2n = 46, FN = 50). The karyotype of <i>Rhinolophus lepidus</i> is reported for the first time.</p>