The Surat helmeted bat (Cassistrellus dimissus) is a species of vesper bat. It ranges from Thailand and Laos west to Nepal.[2]
| Surat helmeted bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Cassistrellus |
| Species: | C. dimissus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cassistrellus dimissus (Thomas, 1916)
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| Synonyms | |
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Eptesicus dimissus | |
Taxonomy edit
This species was formerly classified in the genus Eptesicus until phylogenetic analysis found it to belong a distinct genus in the tribe Vespertilionini, and thus reclassified it in the newly described genus Cassistrellus.[3]
Distribution edit
Cassistrellus dimissus has been found in Khao Nong, Tai Rom Yen National Park, Surat Thani Province, southern Thailand and in Royal Chitwan National Park, southern Nepal.
Sources edit
- ^ Csorba, G.; Bumrungsri, S.; Francis, C.; Bates, P.; Gumal, M.; Kingston, T.; Soisook, P. (2016). "Eptesicus dimissus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T7921A22118595. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T7921A22118595.en.
- ^ "Explore the Database". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ Ruedi, Manuel; Eger, Judith L; Lim, Burton K; Csorba, Gábor (2018-02-01). "A new genus and species of vespertilionid bat from the Indomalayan Region". Journal of Mammalogy. 99 (1): 209–222. doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyx156. ISSN 0022-2372. PMC 5901079.
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