Sombre bat

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Sombre bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Eptesicus
Species:
E. tatei
Binomial name
Eptesicus tatei
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott, 1951

The sombre bat (Eptesicus tatei) is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in India. Its natural habitat is subtropical and tropical moist montane forests.

Sources

  1. Molur, S.; Srinivasulu, C.; Bates, P. (2016). "Eptesicus tatei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T7942A22119447. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T7942A22119447.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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