Mandelli's mouse-eared bat

Mandelli's mouse-eared bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species: M. sicarius
Binomial name
Myotis sicarius
Thomas, 1915

Mandelli's mouse-eared bat (Myotis sicarius) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in India and Nepal. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.The name honours the ornithologist Louis Mandelli.

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