Lesser mouse-tailed bat

Lesser mouse-tailed bat
The image depicts a bat hanging from a cave wall. The bat has large ears
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Rhinopomatidae
Genus: Rhinopoma
Species:
R. hardwickii
Binomial name
Rhinopoma hardwickii
Gray, 1831[1]
Lesser mouse-tailed bat range
Synonyms

Rhinopoma hadithaensis Khajuria, 1988

The lesser mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma hardwickii) is a species of microbat in the family Rhinopomatidae. Also referred to as Hardwicke's lesser mouse-tailed bat and long-tailed bat, it is named after Major General Thomas Hardwicke (1755–1835), an English soldier and naturalist who served many years in India.[citation needed] It is found in North Africa, some parts of central and eastern Africa, West Asia and east to the Indian subcontinent.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Monadjem, A.; Aulagnier, S.; Palmeirim, J.; Benda, P. (2017). "Rhinopoma hardwickii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T82345477A21999269. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T82345477A21999269.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.