Glischropus bucephalus

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Glischropus bucephalus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Glischropus
Species:
G. bucephalus
Binomial name
Glischropus bucephalus
Csorba, 2011
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Glischropus bucephalus, the Indochinese thick-thumbed bat, is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. The bat is found in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam north of the Isthmus of Kra. [1]

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Taxonomy

Specimens of this species were formerly considered to be G. tylopus , but are now a distinct species, with G. tylopus restricted to the south of the Isthmus of Kra. [2] [1]

Habitat and distribution

The bat is found in Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam north of the Isthmus of Kra.

The bat is widespread and most probably roosts in bamboo forests. [1]

Conservation

The species may be threatened by the destruction of bamboo forests. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Csorba, G.; Görföl, T. (2019). "Glischropus bucephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T81189973A95642230. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T81189973A95642230.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Csorba, Gábor (2011). "A new species of Glischropus from the Indochinese Subregion (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)". Zootaxa. 2925: 41. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2925.1.4.