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Murina suilla (Temminck, 1840)

Brown Tube-nosed Bat

Authority citation: Temminck, C.J. 1840. Livraison 3. Pp. 141–272 in Temminck, C.J. 1835-1841. Monographies de Mammalogie. Tome second. C. C. van der Hoek, Leiden, 392 pp.

Authority publication link: https://archive.org/details/monographiedema00temmgoog/page/140/mode/2up

Original name as described: Vespertilio suillus

Nominal names: suilla (Temminck, 1840) | balstoni O. Thomas, 1908 | canescens O. Thomas, 1923

Other common names: Lesser Tube-nosed Bat


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Vespertilionidae -- Subfamily: Murininae

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: RMNH.MAM.35770.a, RMNH.MAM.35770.b, RMNH.MAM.35771

Type locality: "Tapos," Java, Indonesia, Java.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Thailand (THA) | Malaysia (MYS) | Indonesia (IDN) | Brunei (BRN) | Philippines (PHL)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005352

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