Eudiscoderma

Thongaree’s Disc-nosed Bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Megadermatidae
Genus: Eudiscoderma
Soisook, Prajakjitr, Karapan, Francis & Bates, 2015
Species: E. thongareeae
Binomial name
Eudiscoderma thongareeae
Soisook, Prajakjitr, Karapan, Francis & Bates, 2015

Eudiscoderma is a genus of large carnivorous bats in the family Megadermatidae, contains only one species, the Thongaree’s Disc-nosed Bat (Eudiscoderma thongareeae)[1] found in southern peninsular Thailand and probably Peninsular Malaysia.

Distribution

Speciments were found in Bala Forest, Narathiwat Province, peninsular Thailand.

References

  1. Soisook, Pipat; Prajakjitr, Amorn; Karapan, Sunate; Francis, Charles M.; Bates, Paul J. J. (2015). "A New Genus and Species of False Vampire (Chiroptera: Megadermatidae) from peninsular Thailand." (PDF). Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 3931 (4): 528–550. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3931.4.4.
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