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East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat Coelops frithii Near threatened

Where the East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat: Coelops frithii
Photo: George Edward Dobson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameCoelops frithii
GroupBats
StatusNear threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in1 country
ContinentsAsia
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyHipposideridae

Where does the East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat endangered?

The East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat?

The East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat (Coelops frithii) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Hipposideridae, genus Coelops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat

The East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat or tail-less leaf-nosed bat (Coelops frithii) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Taiwan, and Vietnam.

The species name commemorates the collector R.W.G. Frith.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article East Asian tailless leaf-nosed bat (revision 1327832278), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1766290 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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