Biology:Pygmy bamboo bat

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Pygmy bamboo bat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Tylonycteris
Species:
T. pygmaea
Binomial name
Tylonycteris pygmaea
Feng, Li e Wang, 2008[2]

The pygmy bamboo bat (Tylonycteris pygmaea) 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 (1.6 in) long and weighs between 2.6 and 3.5 g (0.092 and 0.12 oz).[5]

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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85342580/85342583. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  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". http://www.batcon.org/pdfs/BATSmag/BATSFall08.pdf. 
  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. http://www.batcon.org/index.php/component/mailing/?task=_viewArticle&ArticleID=1123. 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


Wikidata ☰ Q278086 entry