Pygmy Bamboo Bat
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The pygmy bamboo bat, Tylonycteris pygmaeus, is a species of vesper bat
in the Vespertilionidae family.
It is found in Southwest China
. The species is around 4cm long and weighs between 2.6 and 3.5 grammes.
Vesper bat
Vesper bats , also known as Evening bats or Common bats, are the largest and best-known family of bats. They belong to the suborder Microchiroptera . There are over three hundred species distributed all over the world, on every continent except Antarctica...
in the Vespertilionidae family.
It is found in Southwest China
Southwest China
Southwest China is a region of the People's Republic of China defined by governmental bureaus that includes the municipality of Chongqing, the provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou, and the Tibet Autonomous Region.-Provinces:-Municipalities:...
. The species is around 4cm long and weighs between 2.6 and 3.5 grammes.
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