Biology:Small bent-winged bat

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Short description: Species of bat

Small Bent-Winged Bat
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Miniopteridae
Genus: Miniopterus
Species:
M. pusillus
Binomial name
Miniopterus pusillus
Dobson, 1876
Range Miniopterus pusillus.png

The small bent-winged bat (Miniopterus pusillus) is a species of vesper bat in the family Miniopteridae. A novel version of coronavirus has been identified in this species.[2] It can be found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India , Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines , Thailand and Vietnam.

References

  1. Bumrungsri, S.; Bates, P.J.J.; Molur, S.; Srinivasulu, C.; Furey, N. (2021). "Miniopterus pusillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T13569A22103542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13569A22103542.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13569/22103542. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Chu, D. K. W.; Poon, L. L. M.; Chan, K. H.; Chen, H.; Guan, Y.; Yuen, K. Y.; Peiris, J. S. M. (2006). "Coronaviruses in bent-winged bats (Miniopterus spp.)". Journal of General Virology 87 (9): 2461–2466. doi:10.1099/vir.0.82203-0. ISSN 0022-1317. PMID 16894183. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2044372 entry