Cheiromeles parvidens

G. S. Miller & Hollister, 1921

Lesser Naked Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Molossidae
Subfamily : Molossinae
Genus : Cheiromeles

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Miller, G.S., Jr. and Hollister, N. 1921-06-30. Twenty new mammals collected by H. C. Raven in Celebes. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 34:93-104.

Original name as described

Cheiromeles parvidens

Other common names

Sulawesi Mastiff Bat

Type material

USNM:MAMM:219350

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Pinedapa, Middle Celebes [= Sulawesi]," Indonesia.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya · Australasia

Country distribution

Philippines · Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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