Taphozous melanopogon Temminck, 1841

Struebig, Matthew J., Rossiter, Stephen J., Bates, Paul J. J., Kingston, Tigga, Oo, Sai Sein Lin, Nwe, Aye Aye, Aung, Moe Moe, Win, Sein Sein & Mya, Khin Mya, 2005, Results of a recent bat survey in Upper Myanmar including new records from the Kachin forests, Acta Chiropterologica 7 (1), pp. 147-163 : 153-154

Taphozous melanopogon Temminck, 1841

Black-bearded tomb bat

New records

Mandalay Division: Maha Aungmye Bonzan; Kabani cave.

Previous records from Myanmar

Mandalay Division ( Bates and Harrison, 1997; Bates et al., 2000), Yankin Hill (HZM/YU), Kho Nan Shin cave (HZM/ YU); Rakhine State ( Pearch et al., 2003); Kayin State ( Bates et al., 2000); Tanintharyi Division: Tagoot ( Wroughton, 1915); Talin- tut cave (HZM/YU).

Comments

Forearm length for the twenty individu- als seen during the expedition ranged from 58.2–66.8 mm and body mass from 22.3–30.5 g.