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The Phou Khao Khouay leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros khaokhouayensis) is a species of bat found in Laos and Vietnam. [2] It was described as a new species in 2006. It is considered vulnerable to extinction by the IUCN .
Western bent-winged bat, Miniopterus magnater; Small bent-winged bat, Miniopterus pusillus; Common bent-wing bat, M. schreibersii VU [19] Family: Molossidae. Genus: Chaerephon. Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bat, Chaerephon plicata; Family: Emballonuridae. Genus: Taphozous. Black-bearded tomb bat, Taphozous melanopogon; Theobald's tomb bat ...
The specimens examined in the initial species description came from six locations in central Laos and two locations from Vietnam. The type locality is Ban Khankeo on the upper Nam Hinboun River in Khammouane Province , [ a ] Laos ( 17°58′N 104°49′E / 17.967°N 104.817°E / 17.967; 104.817
Hipposideros alongensis, known as the Ha Long leaf-nosed bat, is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to Vietnam. It is endemic to Vietnam. It is listed as a vulnerable species by the IUCN .
Dong Bac's trident bat (Aselliscus dongbacanus) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in northeastern Vietnam. Its type locality is Na Phong cave, Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan Province, Vietnam. Aselliscus dongbacanus is estimated to have diverged from Aselliscus stoliczkanus during the late Miocene. [2]
Walston's bat is one of 126 new species found in the Greater Mekong region during 2011. [4] There were two other tube-nosed bats found in Southeast Asia in 2011: Ashy-gray tube-nosed bat (Murina cineracea) and Beelzebub's tube-nosed bat (Murina beelzebub). [4] All three species are small for bats and M. walstoni is small for a Murina bat. [4]
Slower moving bat species, such as the brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) and many horseshoe bat species, may take or glean insects from vegetation or hunt them from perches. [48] Insectivorous bats living at high latitudes have to consume prey with higher energetic value than tropical bats.
Continuous conservation efforts by the Government of Vietnam have brought more and more areas under protected status. Logging operations have been banned. The conservation efforts are showing positive results with wildlife becoming re-established in many reforested areas. Mangrove forest areas are on the rise due to renewed planting.