Lesser hairy-winged bat

Lesser hairy-winged bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Harpiocephalus
Species: H. harpia
Binomial name
Harpiocephalus harpia
Temminck, 1840

The lesser hairy-winged bat (Harpiocephalus harpia) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It can be found in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Taiwan. They are known to eat various species of beetles.

References

  1. Csorba, G., Bumrungsri, S., Francis, C., Bates, P., Rosell-Ambal, G., Tabaranza, B.,Heaney, L., Molur, S. & Srinivasulu, C. (2008). Harpiocephalus harpia. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2010-8-30.


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