The golden-haired tube-nosed bat (Murina chrysochaetes) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. it is native to southern China and northern Vietnam, where it is thought to be restricted to evergreen forests on the highlands.[2]
| Golden-haired tube-nosed bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Murina |
| Species: | M. chrysochaetes
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| Binomial name | |
| Murina chrysochaetes Eger & Lim, 2011
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It is a very small species of Murina with a narrower braincase and wider canines than other species, and a pelage coloration consisting of black and golden bands, with the golden bands giving it its specific epithet, chrysochaetes.[3]
It is known from only three specimens collected on the border of both countries. It is possibly affected by habitat loss due to logging.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Bouillard, N. (2021). "Murina chrysochates". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T84500863A84500868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T84500863A84500868.en. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Murina chrysochaetes Eger & B. K. Lim, 2011". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ Eger, Judith L.; Lim, Burton K. (1 December 2011). "Three New Species of Murina from Southern China (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)". Acta Chiropterologica. 13 (2): 227–243. doi:10.3161/150811011X624730. ISSN 1508-1109. S2CID 84152756.