Pygmy bamboo bat
| Pygmy bamboo bat | |
|---|---|
| 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[1] | |
The pygmy bamboo bat (Tylonycteris pygmaeus) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Southwest China[2] and was discovered in 2007.[3] The species is around 4 cm long and weighs between 2.6 and 3.5 grammes.[4]
References
- ↑ 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. 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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