Lesser hairy-winged bat

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Lesser hairy-winged bat
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Harpiocephalus
Gray, 1842
Species:
H. harpia
Binomial name
Harpiocephalus harpia
Temminck, 1840
Range Harpiocephalus harpia.png
Synonyms
  • H. mordax

The lesser hairy-winged bat (Harpiocephalus harpia) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It can be found in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Taiwan. They are known to eat various species of beetles. It is the only species in the genus Harpiocephalus.

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References

  1. Csorba, G.; Bumrungsri, S.; Francis, C.; Bates, P.; Rosell-Ambal, R.G.B.; Tabaranza, B.; Heaney, L.; Molur, S.; Srinivasulu, C. (2019). "Harpiocephalus harpia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T99711843A22045367. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T99711843A22045367.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.