Authority citation: Soisook, P., Win Naing Thaw, Myint Kyaw, Sai Sein Lin Oo, Pimsai, A., Suarez-Rubio, M. and Renner, S.C. 2017-09-14. A new species of Murina (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from sub-Himalayan forests of northern Myanmar. Zootaxa 4320(1):159-172.
Authority publication link: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4320.1.9
Original name as described: Murina hkakaboraziensis
Nominal names: hkakaboraziensis Soisook, Win Naing Thaw, Myint Kyaw, Sai Sein Lin Oo, Pimsai, Suarez-Rubio, & Renner, 2017
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Vespertilionidae -- Subfamily: Murininae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: UMaZC PS160218.6
Type locality: "Myanmar, Kachin, Putao Township, Hkakabo Razi National Park (proposed southern extension), 6 km north of Mali Raing Village, 27°37'19" N, 97°22'13" E, 510 m a.s.l."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Myanmar (MMR)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is newly recognized since MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Not evaluated
Species-specific notes: recently described
Citation: Soisook, P., Thaw, W. N., Kyaw, M., Oo, S. S. L., Pimsai, A., Suarez-Rubio, M., & Renner, S. C. (2017). A new species of Murina (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from sub-Himalayan forests of northern Myanmar. Zootaxa, 4320(1), 159-172.
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