Greater tube-nosed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the greater tube-nosed bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Murina leucogaster
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the greater tube-nosed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the greater tube-nosed bat in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Korea, China, India, Mongolia.

China

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 greater tube-nosed bat endangered?

The greater tube-nosed bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the greater tube-nosed bat?

The greater tube-nosed bat (Murina leucogaster) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Murina. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the greater tube-nosed bat

The greater tube-nosed bat (Murina leucogaster) is a species of bat. An adult greater tube-nosed bat has a body length of 4.2-5.7 cm, a tail length of 3.6-4.1 cm, and a wing length of 3.7-4.4 cm. The species is found in India, Mongolia, China, and Korea.

The greater tube-nosed bat's call has twelve simple syllables and five composites with harmonics in the ultrasonic range. When emitting aggression calls, they bare their teeth, pull up their wings, and attack other individuals by biting. Males have stereotypical mating behaviors of shaking their bodies and licking their genitalia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Greater tube-nosed bat (revision 1380739550), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2043022 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).