Hutton's tube-nosed bat
Hutton's tube-nosed bat | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Murina |
Species: | M. huttoni
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Binomial name | |
Murina huttoni (Peters, 1872)
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Hutton's tube-nosed bat (Murina huttoni) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It can be found in the following countries: Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Viet Nam. It lives within an elevation of 1450 m to 2500 m. In Southeast Asia, the bat is considered to be uncommon. The bat is known to live in forests, roosting among the leaves of banana trees. Its habitat is threatened by deforestation for firewood and timber, as well as conversion to agricultural land.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Csorba, G.; Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C. (2019). "Murina huttoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T13942A22093516. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T13942A22093516.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Fauna of Pakistan
- Mammals of India
- Mammals of Nepal
- Murininae
- Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters
- Mammals described in 1872
- Bats of Asia
- Vespertilionidae stubs