Species of Thailand
Thongaree's disc-nosed bat
Eudiscoderma thongareeae
Pipat Soisook, Amorn Prajakjitr, Sunate Karapan, Charles M. Francis & Paul J. J. Bates, 2015
Thongaree's disc-nosed bat (Eudiscoderma thongareeae) is a critically endangered species of bat found in Thailand. It is the only member of the genus Eudiscoderma.
It has been observed eating beetles. All known individuals of its species have come from Thailand in the Bala Forest of Narathiwat Province.
This species is currently evaluated as critically endangered by the IUCN. The known area of occupancy of this species is 0.03-1 km2 mi2 sigfig=2. Only three individuals have ever been observed.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Megadermatidae
- Genus
- Eudiscoderma
- Species
- Eudiscoderma thongareeae
Common names
- English: Thongaree's false-vampire
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN3.1)
Photos
Range Map
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary