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Stoliczka's Trident Roundleaf Bat

Aselliscus stoliczkanus

Order
Chiroptera
Family
Hipposideridae
Genus
Aselliscus
IUCN status
LC
Distribution
Myanmar|China|Thailand|Laos|Vietnam|Malaysia
Realm
Indomalaya|Palearctic

Other names: Stoliczka's Asian Trident Bat|Stoliczka's Trident Bat

About this species

Size
Head and body 40–50mm; forearm 39–44mm; tail 30–40mm
Range
China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam

Stoliczka's trident bat is a small roundleaf bat with a head and body of 40–50 mm, a forearm of 39–44 mm and a tail of 30–40 mm. The hairs on the back are bicoloured, nearly white at the base and brown at the tip, and the belly fur is paler. The nose-leaf has three points on its upper edge, with two smaller leaflets on each side. It is found in China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of Malaysia guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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CC-BY-4.0 — Utain Pummarin — via iNaturalist (source)