Sombre Bat
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The Sombre Bat is a species of vesper bat
in the Vespertilionidae family.
It is found only in India
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Its natural habitat
is subtropical or tropical moist montane
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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 only in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is subtropical or tropical moist montane
Montane
In biogeography, montane is the highland area located below the subalpine zone. Montane regions generally have cooler temperatures and often have higher rainfall than the adjacent lowland regions, and are frequently home to distinct communities of plants and animals.The term "montane" means "of the...
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Source
- Participants of CBSG CAMP Workshop: Status of South Asian Chiroptera 2004. Eptesicus tatei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.