Wildlife of Lao PDR: 1999 Status Report - IUCN

Rhinolophus acuminatus, Dong Khanthung PNBCA, February
1998. Individuals of this species may be bright orange or dark greybrown.
C. M. Francis / WCS.
Cynopterus sphinx, Dong Ampham NBCA, April 1997. One of
the most widespread fruit bats in Lao PDR. An important seeddisperser
and pollinator of fruit trees. C. M. Francis / WCS.
Chiroptera
Myotis formosus, Dong Ampham NBCA, May 1997. A poorlyknown
bat of which this individual is the only Lao record.
C. M. Francis / WCS.
A bat believed to be Pteropus vampyrus, the largest bat from Lao
PDR. This individual, caged in a village in Bolikhamxai Province
in 1998, is the only Lao record and its origin is unclear.
Po Souvannalath / WCS and IUCN.
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