Walston's tube-nosed bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Walston's tube-nosed bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Walston's tube-nosed bat in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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 Walston's tube-nosed bat endangered?

The Walston's tube-nosed bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Walston's tube-nosed bat?

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

About the Walston's tube-nosed bat

Walston's tube-nosed bat (Murina walstoni) is a species in the vesper bat family Vespertilionidae, found in the Greater Mekong region of Southeast Asia, specifically the Đắk Lắk Province of Vietnam and the Koh Kong and Ratanakiri provinces of Cambodia. This species was discovered in northeastern Cambodia in the Van Sai Protected Forest. They have tube-shaped nostrils (hence the name), which assist them with feeding.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Walston's tube-nosed bat (revision 1315275729), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q14667642 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).