Small bent-winged bat

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Small Bent-Winged Bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Miniopteridae
Genus: Miniopterus
Species:
M. pusillus
Binomial name
Miniopterus pusillus
Dobson, 1876
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The small bent-winged bat (Miniopterus pusillus) is a species in the bat family Miniopteridae, which has similarities and distinctive differences from the family of vesper bats. A novel version of coronavirus has been identified in this species. [2] It can be found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

References

  1. ↑ Bumrungsri, S.; Bates, P.J.J.; Molur, S.; Srinivasulu, C.; Furey, N. (2021). "Miniopterus pusillus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T13569A22103542. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T13569A22103542.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Chu, D. K. W.; Poon, L. L. M.; Chan, K. H.; Chen, H.; Guan, Y.; Yuen, K. Y.; Peiris, J. S. M. (2006). "Coronaviruses in bent-winged bats (Miniopterus spp.)". Journal of General Virology. 87 (9): 2461–2466. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.82203-0 . ISSN   0022-1317. PMID   16894183.


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