Species of Thailand
Lesser large-footed bat
Myotis hasseltii, Coenraad Jacob Temminck, 1840
The lesser large-footed bat (Myotis hasseltii) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Description
Head and body length is 6cm. Forearm 4cm.
Grayish brown above and yellowish white below. Muzzle is blunt with face in front of the eyes are almost naked. Ears short. Wing membrane dark blackish brown. Very short and dense fur. Long feet.
Culture
Known as බොර වවුලා (bora wawulaa) in Sinhala.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Myotis
- Species
- Myotis hasseltii
Common names
- English:
- Hasselt's large-footed myotis
- Lesser large-footed bat
- Lesser large-footed myotis
- Lesser large-tooth bat
- The brown bat
- Van Hasselt's bat
Synonyms
- Leuconoe hasselti, Robert Charles Wroughton (1918)
- Vespertilio hasseltii, Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1840)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
Photos
Range Map
- Khao Sok National Park