Kashmir cave bat

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Kashmir cave bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species:
M. longipes
Binomial name
Myotis longipes
Dobson, 1873

The Kashmir cave bat (Myotis longipes) is a species of vesper bat. It is endemic to the Western Himalayas of South Asia. It is found in the Western Himalayan broadleaf forests ecoregion, within Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

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References

  1. Kruskop, S.V. (2016). "Myotis longipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T14175A22056206. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T14175A22056206.en .