Taiwan tube-nosed bat

Taiwan tube-nosed bat
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Murina
Species: M. puta
Binomial name
Murina puta
Kishida, 1924

The Taiwan tube-nosed bat (Murina puta) is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found only in Taiwan. It is a close relative of Hutton's tube-nosed bat, and might even be the same species.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Smith, A.T., Johnston, C.H., Jones, G. & Rossiter, S. (2008). "Murina puta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 March 2013.