Wildlifeof Vietnam
Fiona's Tube-nosed Bat
BatsMurina fionae
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Habitat
Montane forest (type locality at 1,140 m)
Range
Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (type locality Pha Deng, Khammouan, Laos)
Fiona's tube-nosed bat, Murina fionae, was described in 2012 from Pha Deng, about 8 km east of Ban Navang in Khammouan province, Laos, at 1,140 m, in a review of the tube-nosed bats of Laos that named two new species. It is recorded from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (Acta Chiropterologica 2012; Mammal Diversity Database).
No measurements, habitat or diet detail was found in the sources used, so this is a short entry.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Fiona's Tube-nosed Bat live in?
- Montane forest (type locality at 1,140 m)
- Where is the Fiona's Tube-nosed Bat found?
- Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (type locality Pha Deng, Khammouan, Laos)