Thongaree's disc-nosed bat

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Thongaree's disc-nosed bat
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Megadermatidae
Genus: Eudiscoderma
Soisook, Prajakjitr, Karapan, Francis & Bates, 2015
Species:
E. thongareeae
Binomial name
Eudiscoderma thongareeae
Soisook, Prajakjitr, Karapan, Francis & Bates, 2015
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Thongaree's disc-nosed bat (Eudiscoderma thongareeae) is a critically endangered species of bat found in Thailand. It is the only member of the genus Eudiscoderma.

It has been observed eating beetles. [2] All known individuals of its species have come from Thailand in the Bala Forest of Narathiwat Province. [2]

This species is currently evaluated as critically endangered by the IUCN. The known area of occupancy of this species is 0.03–1 km2 (0.012–0.39 sq mi). Only three individuals have ever been observed. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Soisook, P. (2017). "Eudiscoderma thongareeae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T80263386A95642210. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T80263386A95642210.en .
  2. 1 2 Soisook, P. I. P. A. T., Prajakjitr, A., Karapan, S., Francis, C. M., & Bates, P. J. (2015). A new genus and species of false vampire (Chiroptera: Megadermatidae) from peninsular Thailand. Zootaxa, 3931(4), 528-550.