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Moupin Broad-muzzled Bat

Submyotodon moupinensis

French: Murin de Moupin / German: Moupin-Breitmaulfledermaus / Spanish: Ratonero de Moupin

Other common names: Moupin Myotis

Taxonomy. Vespertilio moupinensis MilneEdwards, 1872,

Moupin, Sichuan, China.

See S. latirostris and caliginosus . Monotypic.

Distribution. C & SC China (Sichuan and Yunnan); possibly further into Myanmar, although further sampling is needed to determine this.

Descriptive notes. Head-body 41 mm,tail 34 mm, ear 12 mm, hindfoot 7 mm, forearm 34 mm (type specimen). No other measurements are available. The Moupin Broad-muzzled Bat seems to be similar to the Himalayan Broad-muzzled Bat (S. caliginosus) and the Taiwan Broad-muzzled Bat (S. latirostris). Pelage is long and soft. Dorsal pelage is brownish black (black-based hairs with yellowish chestnuttips); venter is lighter and grayer (probably similar to the Himalayan Broad-muzzled Bat). Ears are long and pointed, with distinctive and sharp notch near rear edge of concha; tragusis relatively short and bent forward, with spatulated tip and parallel-sided base. Wing and tail membranes are brown; wings attach to bases of outer toes. Uropatagium extends to tail tip. Skull is similar to that of the Taiwan Broad-muzzled Bat.

Habitat. No information.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. No information.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List.

Bibliography. Benda (2010a), Francis et al. (2010), Kruskop & Borisenko (2013), Lack et al. (2010), Ruedi & Mayer (2001), Ruedi et al. (2015), Smith & Xie Yan (2008), Stadelmann et al. (2007).