Groove-toothed bat
Phoniscus atrox
Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr, 1905
The groove-toothed bat (Phoniscus atrox) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats. It is native to Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. It is an uncommon species that depends on forests for survival, and it is threatened by deforestation.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Phoniscus
- Species
- Phoniscus atrox
Common names
- English:
- Gilded groove-toothed bat
- Groove-toothed bat
- Groove-toothed trumpet-eared bat
Synonyms
- Kerivoula atrox, Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr (1905)
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN3.1)
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