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
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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Batcon.org
  4. Magazine of the American Bamboo Society, October 2012, page 9
  5. 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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