Glischropus bucephalus, the Indochinese thick-thumbed bat, is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. The bat is found in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam north of the Isthmus of Kra.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Glischropus |
| Species: | G. bucephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Glischropus bucephalus Csorba, 2011
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Taxonomy
editSpecimens of this species were formerly considered to be G. tylopus, but are now a distinct species, with G. tylopus restricted to the south of the Isthmus of Kra.[2][1]
Habitat and distribution
editThe bat is found in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam north of the Isthmus of Kra.
The bat is widespread and most probably roosts in bamboo forests.[1]
Conservation
editThe species may be threatened by the destruction of bamboo forests.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Csorba, G.; Görföl, T. (2019). "Glischropus bucephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T81189973A95642230. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T81189973A95642230.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Csorba, Gábor (2011). "A new species of Glischropus from the Indochinese Subregion (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)". Zootaxa. 2925: 41. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2925.1.4.