Pygmy bamboo bat

The pygmy bamboo bat (Tylonycteris pygmaea) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Southwest China^[3] and was discovered in 2007.^[4] The species is around 4 cm (1.6 in) long and weighs between 2.6 and 3.5 g (0.092 and 0.12 oz).^[5]

Pygmy bamboo bat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Tylonycteris
Species:	T. pygmaea
Binomial name
Tylonycteris pygmaea Feng, Li e Wang, 2008[2]

References

1. Yu, W.; Wu, Y. (2020). "Tylonycteris pygmaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T85342580A85342583. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T85342580A85342583.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. Feng, Q.; Li, S.; Wang, Y. (2008). "A new species of bamboo bat (Chiroptera:Vespertilionidae: Tylonycteris) from southwestern China". Zoological Science 25 (2): 225-234.
3. "Batcon.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
4. Magazine of the American Bamboo Society, October 2012, page 9
5. Libiao Zhang (September 2008). "China's Tiny Bats". E-newsletter. 6 (9). Bat Conservation International: 1. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.

Further reading

• Feng, Qing, Song Li, Yingxiang Wang, New Species of Bamboo Bat (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Tylonycteris) from Southwestern China. Zoological Science 25(2): 225–234. 2008. Zoological Society of Japan. doi:10.2108/zsj.25.225