Abstract
We reported complete mitochondrial genome of neotropical Parnell's mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii (16,564 bp in length). Its mitochondrial genome consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 1 control region. The base composition of mtDNA was A (33.1%), G (13.7%), C (27.3%), T (25.9%), and the percentage of A and T (59.0%) was higher than G and C. All the genes in P. parnellii were distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and 10 tRNA genes, which were encoded on the L-strand. The new sequenced mitochondrial genome will contribute to our understanding of the systematic evolution in the bats.
Declaration of interest
This project was funded by Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Meteorological Observation and Information Processing (No. KDX1105) to Dr Chunyong Yin. It was also supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61373134).
The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.