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] The species is around 4 cm long and weighs between 2.6 and 3.5 grammes.[3]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Batcon.org
  3. Libiao Zhang (September 2008). "China’s Tiny Bats". e-newsletter (Bat Conservation International) 6 (9): 1. Retrieved 29 June 2011.

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