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Libo Tube-nosed Bat

Murina liboensis

French: Murine du Libo / German: Libo-Réhrennase / Spanish: Ratonero narizudo de Libo

Taxonomy. Murina liboensis Zeng Xiang et al., 2018,

“Libo County, Guizhou Province. ... (686m, 25°13'13.54" N, 108°01'51.89"E) in an abandoned cave (wenggen).”

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Murina liboensis appears to be related to M. cf. cyclotis (from India) and M. peninsularis based on limited genetic data.

Monotypic.

Distribution. Known only from type locality in Guizhou, SE China.

Descriptive notes. Head—body 37-7-44- 5 mm, tail 31-5-38- 2 mm, ear 11-5-14- 4 mm, hindfoot 5-1-6- 4 mm, forearm 28-2-33- 6 mm; weight 4-5-5- 5 g. Fur fluffy. Dorsal pelage is yellowish brown (hairs with brownish gray bases and golden yellow tips); venter is lighter and grayer (hairs with grayish black bases and ash-gray tips), being browner near chin and sides of abdomen. Dorsal pelage extends sparsely onto wings, uropatagium, thumbs, and feet. Face is sparsely haired except for long protuberant naked nostrils. Ears are short, broad, and rounded, with smoothly convex anterior margins, no notch on posterior margins, and broadly rounded tips; tragus is long and narrow and tapers toward pointed tip. Wing attaches near base of claw on first toe. Skull is robust, with domed braincase and non-inflated rostrum; sagittal and lambdoidal crests are weakly developed; I? is lateral to I, and they are subequal in height; and C,is taller than P,.

Habitat. All known specimens captured in abandoned cave surrounded mainly by evergreen broadleaved forests and thickets at an elevation of 686 m.

Food and Feeding. No information.

Breeding. No information.

Activity patterns. Type specimen was collected in abandoned cave where it was likely roosting.

Movements, Home range and Social organization. No information.

Status and Conservation. Not assessed on The IUCN Red List. Virtually nothing is known about ecology of the Libo Tube-nosed Bat, and additional research is needed to clarity its conservation status.

Bibliography. Zeng Xiang et al. (2018).