Himalayan whiskered bat

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Himalayan whiskered bat
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species:
M. siligorensis
Binomial name
Myotis siligorensis
Horsfield, 1855
Range Myotis siligorensis.png

The Himalayan whiskered bat (Myotis siligorensis) is a species of vesper bat. [2] It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, and Vietnam. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Santiago, K.; Wortham, G.; Waldien, D.L. (2021). "Myotis siligorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T14203A22064839. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T14203A22064839.en .
  2. "Myotis siligorensis". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists.