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Brown tube-nosed bat

Mammals

Brown tube-nosed bat (Murina suilla) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae, placed in the genus Murina and subfamily Murininae. It was first described by Temminck in 1840 under the name Vespertilio suillus. Other common names recorded for it are Lesser Tube-nosed Bat. The Mammal Diversity Database gives its type locality as Tapos, Java, Indonesia, Java. It is recorded from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand in the Indomalaya realm. That database treats it as a living species and lists its conservation status as Least Concern. The sources read give little more on its diet, roosting habits or numbers, and none is claimed here.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
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Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
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Vespertilionidae, Taxa
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Brunei

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Indonesia

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Malaysia

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Philippines

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Thailand
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1. Mammal Diversity Database: Murina suilla (Mammal Diversity Database)
Mammal Diversity Database
  • IUCN Red List status
    Least Concern
  • Species status
    Living
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Brown tube-nosed bat (Wikipedia)
  • In Group: Bats (Chiroptera), Lead, bat group
    species of vesper bat
  • Child Taxon Of: Vespertilionidae, Lead, family
    species of vesper bat
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