Tiny yellow bat

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Tiny yellow bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Rhogeessa
Species:
R. minutilla
Binomial name
Rhogeessa minutilla
Miller, 1897
Distribution of Rhogeessa minutilla.png

The tiny yellow bat (Rhogeessa minutilla) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.

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References

  1. Solari, S. (2016). "Rhogeessa minutilla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T19682A22007845. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T19682A22007845.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.