- Harrison's Tube-Nosed Bat
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Harrison's Tube-Nosed Bat Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Genus: Murina Species: M. harrisoni Binomial name Murina harrisoni
Csorba & Bates 2005.Harrison's Tube-Nosed Bat (Murina harrisoni) is a species of vesper bats (Vespertilionidae). Within the genus Murina, it belongs to the so-called 'cyclotis-group'.
This species was only recently discovered and described. It is characterised by the attachment point of the plagiopatagium, its large skull size, the distinctive shape of the rostrum, and the relative sizes of the upper incisors. To date, it is only known from Kirirom National Park, Cambodia. It was collected in disturbed semi-evergreen gallery forests.
Literature
- Csorba G, Bates PJJ 2005. Description of a new species of Murina from Cambodia (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Murininae). Acta Chiropterologica, 7, 1–7.
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