{{Short description|Species of bat}} {{speciesbox | name = Dark-brown serotine | image = | status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{cite iucn |author=Cooper-Bohannon, R. |author2=Fahr, J. |year=2020 |title=''Neoromicia brunnea'' |volume=2020 |article-number=e.T44917A22048243 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T44917A22048243.en |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref> | genus = Pseudoromicia | species = brunnea | authority = (Thomas, 1880) | synonyms = {{Species list |Vesperugo brunneus|Thomas 1880 |Pipistrellus brunneus|Hill & Harrison 1987 | Nycterikaupius brunneus| Menu 1987 | Eptesicus brunneus| Koopman 1994 | Neoromicia brunneus| Simmons 2005 | Neoromicia brunnea}} }}
The '''dark-brown serotine''' ('''''Pseudoromicia brunnea''''') is a species of vesper bat found in Central and West Africa.
==Taxonomy and etymology== It was described as a new species in 1880 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. He described the species based on individuals collected by Robb in Old Calabar, Nigeria.<ref name="Thomas 1880"/> Thomas initially placed the new species in the now-defunct genus ''Vesperugo'', subgenus ''Vesperus'' (also defunct). Its first binomial name was ''Vesperugo brunneus''. The species name "''brunneus''" is Latin for "brown". This likely refers to its fur color. In his description of the species, Thomas hypothesized that it was closely related to the Cape serotine, ''Neoromicia capensis'' (formerly ''Vesperugo capensis'').<ref name="Thomas 1880">{{cite journal|last=Thomas| first= O.| date= 1880| title= XXII.—On bats from Old Calabar| journal= Journal of Natural History| volume= 6| issue=32| pages= 164–167| doi= 10.1080/00222938009458914| url= https://zenodo.org/record/1430247}}</ref> In 2020, the species was reclassified in the new genus ''Pseudoromicia'' based on phylogenetic studies.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Monadjem|first=Ara|last2=Demos|first2=Terrence C|last3=Dalton|first3=Desire L|last4=Webala|first4=Paul W|last5=Musila|first5=Simon|last6=Kerbis Peterhans|first6=Julian C|last7=Patterson|first7=Bruce D|date=2021-04-01|title=A revision of pipistrelle-like bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in East Africa with the description of new genera and species|journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|volume=191|issue=4|pages=1114–1146|doi=10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa087|issn=0024-4082|hdl=2263/84301|hdl-access=free}}</ref>
==Description== Thomas described this species as dark brown, with short ears and a well-developed calcar on the uropatagium. Its tragus is "medium length", straight, and has a flat tip. Its head and body is {{convert|1.8|in|mm|abbr=on}} long; its tail is {{convert|1.35|in|mm|abbr=on}} long; its ear is {{convert|0.55|in|mm|abbr=on}} long; its tragus is {{convert|0.2|in|mm|abbr=on}} long.<ref name="Thomas 1880"/> Its forearm is {{convert|33-38|mm|in|abbr=on}} long. Its wing membranes are blackish-brown in color. Its dental formula is {{DentalFormula|upper=2.1.1.3|lower=3.1.2.3}} for a total of 32 teeth.<ref name="Fahr 2013">{{cite book| last1=Fahr| first1=Jakob| editor1-last=Kingdon| editor1-first= J.| editor2-last= Happold| editor2-first= D.| editor3-last= Butynski| editor3-first= T.| editor4-last= Hoffmann| editor4-first= M.| editor5-last= Happold| editor5-first= M.| editor6-last=Kalina| editor6-first=J.| date=2013| title= Mammals of Africa| volume=4| publisher= A&C Black| pages=613–614|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235676705}}</ref>
==Biology== Females give birth to one pup at a time. It is parasitized by at least one species of bat fly, ''Basilia echinata''.<ref name="Fahr 2013"/>
==Range and habitat== This species is found in several countries in West and Central Africa, including Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.<ref name=iucn/> It is known as a rainforest specialist. It is usually found at low altitudes, but has been recorded at elevations up to {{convert|1,470|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level.<ref name="Fahr 2013"/>
==Conservation== It is evaluated as near threatened by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this designation because its population is likely in significant decline, but the decline is probably not greater than 30% over 10 years. There is also widespread habitat loss throughout its known range. The IUCN notes that the species is close to qualifying for vulnerable status. Specific threats to this species include deforestation for timber harvest and Conversion to farmland.<ref name=iucn/>
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