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Golden-haired tube-nosed bat

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Species of bat

Golden-haired tube-nosed bat
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
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

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.

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.

It is known from only three specimens collected on the border of both countries. It is possibly affected by habitat loss due to logging.

References

  1. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Murina chrysochaetes
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