Saccolaimus flaviventris    Family Emballonuridae

Common name(s): Yellow-bellied Sheathtail-bat; Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat

Number of occurrence records: 1757 raw records; 179 records after filtering

Models fitted: MaxEnt

Last model update: 30 September 2012

Prediction: A -59.25% LOSS in overall climate suitability is predicted for this species between current (baseline) climate and climate in 2050.

Change in components of overall climate suitability:

Climate suitability indexGain or loss
High (0.65 - 1)-14.56
Medium (0.35 - 0.65)-41.73
Low (0 - 0.35)-2.96

Occurrence maps:

Australia & PNG

Worldwide

Model consensus maps:

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Current climate

2050 climate

Materials and methods

Briefly, the methods used were:

  • Occurrence data was gathered from GBIF and ALA
  • Climate data was provided by WordClim current or baseline climate, and future climate for 2050 was derived from 14 GCM used in the IPCC AR4
  • Models of climate suitability were fitted using current climate and projected onto the 14 future climates
  • A mean map of predicted climate suitability was made across the 14 projections to give a consensus map

A detailed description of the methods used is provided here.

Microchiropteran families present in Australia-PNG:

Microchiopteran families present in Australia and Papua New Guinea:

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