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Greater tube-nosed bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Murininae
Species : Murina leucogaster
The Greater tube-nosed bat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the greater tubenosed bat
A young / baby of a greater tubenosed bat is called a 'pup'. A greater tubenosed bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.
Facts about the greater tube-nosed bat
Long-nosed goblin bat (Murina leucogaster) is named in such way because of its astonishing form of its nose. (Full text)