Golden-haired tube-nosed bat

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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Murina
Species:
M. chrysochaetes
Binomial name
Murina chrysochaetes
Eger & Lim, 2011

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Murina chrysochaetes Eger & B. K. Lim, 2011". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ^ 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.