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Shuipu Tube-nosed Bat
Murina shuipuensis Eger & Lim, 2011
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
According to Eger & Lim, 2011
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Shuipu tube-nosed bat or Shuifu tube-nosed bat (Murina shuipuensis) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is endemic to southern China, where it is known only from Guangxi province. It is named after the type locality, Shuipu Village.
It has golden-brown fur with a striking orange-yellow underside, along with a small skull with a deep, pronounced rostrum. It resembles the much larger greater tube-nosed bat (M. leucogaster).
Wikipedia contributors, Shuipu tube-nosed bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:16:41.542530+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Murina shuipuensis Eger & Lim, 2011
- Name authority
- Eger & Lim, 2011
- Common name
- Shuipu Tube-nosed Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Murina
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
- superfamilyVespertilionoidea Gray, 1821
- familyVespertilionidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyMurininae Miller, 1907
- genusMurina Gray, 1842
- speciesMurina shuipuensis Eger & Lim, 2011
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Murina. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Beelzebub Tube-nosed BatMurina beelzebub Son, Furey & Csorba, 2011 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dusky Tube-nosed BatMurina fusca Sowerby, 1922 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guillén's Tube-nosed batMurina guilleni Soisook, Karapan, Satasook, Thong, Khan, Maryanto, Csorba, Furey, Aul & Bates, 2013 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed BatMurina hilgendorfi (Peters, 1880) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hutton's Tube-nosed BatMurina huttonii (Peters, 1872) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Taiwan Tube-nosed BatMurina puta Kishida, 1924 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dun Tube-nosed BatMurina recondita Kuo, Fang, Csorba & Lee, 2009 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ryukyu Tube-nosed BatMurina ryukyuana Maeda & Matsumura, 1998 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gloomy Tube-nosed BatMurina tenebrosa Yoshiyuki, 1970 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ussuri Tube-nosed BatMurina ussuriensis Ognev, 1913 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ashy Tube-nosed BatMurina feae (Thomas, 1891) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lorelia's Tube-nosed BatMurina lorelieae Eger & Lim, 2011 | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Eger, Judith L., and Burton K. Lim. (2011). Three new species of Murina from southern China (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Acta Chiropterologica, Vol. 13, No. 2. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:44N3H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.