Murina Gray, 1842. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 1, 10: 258.
Vespertilio suillus Temminck, 1840
Murina baletei Eger, Sedlock, Lim & Heaney, 2025.
Zootaxa 5961(1):4,13.
Balete’s Tube-nosed Bat
Philippines, Luzon Island, Rizal Province, Rodriguez Municipality, Mount Irid peak (1.3 km S, 0.8 km W)
Lubang Island, S Luzon Island, and Catanduanes Island (Philippines)
CITES - Not Listed IUCN - Not Evaluated (new species).
References:
Eger, J.L., J.L. Sedlock, B.K. Lim, and L.R. Heaney. 2025. Systematics and biogeography of tube-nosed bats, Murina (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), from the Phillippines with descriptions of six new species. Zootaxa 5691(1): 1-44. Read abstract.