| Common thick-thumbed bat | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Glischropus |
| Species: | G. tylopus |
| Binomial name | |
| Glischropus tylopus (Dobson, 1875) | |
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The common thick-thumbed bat (Glischropus tylopus) is a species of vesper bat found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand.
Taxonomy
The common thick-thumbed bat was described as a new species in 1875 by George Edward Dobson. He placed it in the now-defunct genus Vesperugo, with a binomial of Vesperugo tylopus. The holotype had been collected in northern Borneo. The collector of the holotype is unknown.
Description
The common thick-thumbed bat has a forearm length of 28–31 mm (1.1–1.2 in), a tail length of 32–36 mm (1.3–1.4 in), and an ear length of 9–11 mm (0.35–0.43 in). Individuals weigh 3.7–4.8 g (0.13–0.17 oz). The fur on the back is darker brown and shaggy, with the underside paler. The base of the thumbs and the soles of the feet have thickened pads that may be white or pink in color.
Biology and ecology
The common thick-thumbed bat is nocturnal, frequently roosting in dead or damaged bamboo stalks, rock crevices, or banana leaves during the day.
Range and habitat
The common thick-thumbed bat lives in forested environments in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Brunei.
References
- ^ Bouillard, N.; Francis, C.M. (2021). "Glischropus tylopus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T81187867A22105878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T81187867A22105878.en.
- Dobson, G. E. (1875). "Descriptions of new or little-known species of bats of the genus Vesperugo". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1875: 473.
- Lim, Voon-Ching; Ramli, Rosli; Bhassu, Subha; Wilson, John-James (25 July 2017). Swartz, Sharon (ed.). "A checklist of the bats of Peninsular Malaysia and progress towards a DNA barcode reference library". PLOS ONE. 12 (7): e0179555. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1279555L. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0179555. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5526618. PMID 28742835.
- Francis, Charles (2019). Field Guide to the Mammals of South-East Asia (2nd ed.). Bloomsbury. p. 48. ISBN 9781472934987.
- Nowak, M., R. (1994). Walker's Bats of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 197. ISBN 9780801849862.
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| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Glischropus tylopus | |