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Vietnamese Brown Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus microglobosus
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Rhinolophidae
- Genus
- Rhinolophus
- IUCN status
- LC
- Distribution
- Myanmar|China|Thailand|Laos|Cambodia|Vietnam
- Realm
- Indomalaya|Palearctic
Other names: Indochinese Brown Horseshoe Bat|Indochinese Lesser Brown Horseshoe Bat
About this species
- Size
- Forearm 43.8–47.2mm
- Weight
- 9–9.5g
- Range
- Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam
Rhinolophus microglobosus is a medium-sized horseshoe bat found in Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The forearm is 43.8–47.2 mm and individuals weigh 9–9.5 g (Wikipedia, general species account).
The dorsal fur is bicoloured, with the basal portions of the hairs yellowish-brown and the tips cinnamon-brown, while the ventral fur is paler. The flight membranes are uniformly dark brown.
Description: Wildlife of Vietnam guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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