Pygmy bamboo bat

The pygmy bamboo bat (Tylonycteris pygmaea) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in Southwest China^[3] and was discovered in 2007.^[4] The species is around 4 cm (1.6 in) long and weighs between 2.6 and 3.5 g (0.092 and 0.12 oz).^[5]

Pygmy bamboo bat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Tylonycteris
Species:	T. pygmaea
Binomial name
Tylonycteris pygmaea Feng, Li e Wang, 2008[2]