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Himalayan Broad-muzzled Bat

Submyotodon caliginosus

Order
Chiroptera
Family
Vespertilionidae
Genus
Submyotodon
IUCN status
NE
Distribution
Afghanistan|Pakistan|India|China?|Nepal?
Realm
Palearctic

Other names: Mustached Myotis

About this species

Range
Himalayan region of India and China

The Himalayan broad-muzzled bat, Submyotodon caliginosus, was described by Tomes in 1859. It was formerly placed in Myotis and was moved to the genus Submyotodon, whose type species is a Miocene fossil from Germany. The genus has three living species, found in Asia, including Taiwan, India and China (Wikipedia, genus account).

The cached account is for the genus and gives no description, diet or habitat detail for this species (Wikipedia, genus account).

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

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