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Black-bearded Tomb Bat

Taphozous melanopogon

Classification

The black-bearded tomb bat (Taphozous melanopogon) is a species of sac-winged bat found in South and South East Asia. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1841 by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. The holotype was collected on Java.

Distribution

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