Pygmy bamboo bat
The pygmy bamboo bat (Tylonycteris pygmaeus) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Southwest China[3] and was discovered in 2007.[4] The species is around 4 cm long and weighs between 2.6 and 3.5 grams.[5]
| Pygmy bamboo bat | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Tylonycteris |
| Species: | T. pygmaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tylonycteris pygmaeus Feng, Li e Wang, 2008[2] | |
References
- Yu, W.; Wu, Y. (2020). "Tylonycteris pygmaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T85342580A85342583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T85342580A85342583.en. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- Feng, Q.; Li, S.; Wang, Y. (2008). "A new species of bamboo bat (Chiroptera:Vespertilionidae: Tylonycteris) from southwestern China". Zoological Science 25 (2): 225-234.
- Batcon.org
- Magazine of the American Bamboo Society, October 2012, page 9
- Libiao Zhang (September 2008). "China's Tiny Bats". E-newsletter. Bat Conservation International. 6 (9): 1. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
Further reading
- Feng, Qing, Song Li, Yingxiang Wang, New Species of Bamboo Bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Tylonycteris) from Southwestern China. Zoological Science 25(2): 225–234. 2008. Zoological Society of Japan. doi:10.2108/zsj.25.225
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