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Moupin broad-muzzled bat

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Moupin broad-muzzled bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Submyotodon
Species:
S. moupinensis
Binomial name
Submyotodon moupinensis
Synonyms

Myotis muricola moupinensis (Milne-Edwards, 1872)

The Moupin broad-muzzled bat (Submyotodon moupinensis) is a bat in the family Vespertilionidae endemic to southern China.[1][2]

Description

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It has a head-body length of 40 mm (1.6 in), forearm length of 33 mm (1.3 in), and tail length of 38 mm (1.5 in).[3] The fur is long and silky, a yellowish colour on the back, dark brownish-black on the sides and greyish below. The ears are long, with a hollow at the rear edge just below the pointed end. The wing membranes are attached to the back of the toes which are small and delicate. The tail is long and completely inclosed in the large uropatagium, the calcar has a distinct smooth outline.

References

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  1. ^ Allen GM (1938). The Mammals of China and Mongolia. Vol. 11. The American Museum of Natural History, New York.
  2. ^ "China Endemic Mammals Checklist". lntreasures.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  3. ^ Ruedi, Manuel; Csorba, Gábor; Lin, Liang-Kong; Chou, Cheng-HAN (2015). "Molecular phylogeny and morphological revision of Myotis bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Taiwan and adjacent China". Zootaxa. 3920 (2): 301–342. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3920.2.6. PMID 25781252.