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Lesser bamboo bat Tylonycteris pachypus Least concern

Where the lesser bamboo bat lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Lesser Bamboo Bat
Preserved museum specimen (no free photo of a live animal found). Photo: Udo Schröter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameTylonycteris pachypus
GroupBats
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyVespertilionidae

Is the lesser bamboo bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the lesser bamboo bat?

The lesser bamboo bat (Tylonycteris pachypus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Tylonycteris. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lesser bamboo bat

The lesser bamboo bat or lesser flat-headed bat (Tylonycteris pachypus) is one of the smallest species of vesper bat, and is native to Southeast Asia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser bamboo bat (revision 1326653203), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q976615 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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