The Yemeni mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma hadramauticum ) is an endangered species of bat found in Yemen. It is only known from one roost, and its population is estimated at 150 individuals.
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starts withIt is considered a medium-sized bat for its genus.It has a nose-leaf that is trapezoidal in shape.Its tragus is broad and blunt, with two points.The outside edge of each tragus has several emarginations.Fur on the dorsal and ventral surfaces is grayish to grayish-brown in color.Fur around the neck is yellowish-brown, creating the appearance of a collar.The skin of its face, ears, belly, and extremities is pale gray in color.Its wing membranes, fingers, tail, and the tips of its ears are gray.Its forearm is 52–55.7 mm (2.05–2.19 in) long; its tail is 54–62 mm (2.1–2.4 in) long;
The only known colony of this species, as of 2007, was in a newly-constructed and uninhabited house in the village of Ash Shahar. The elevation of this roost is 65 m (213 ft) above sea level. The habitat around the roost, where the bat presumably forages, consists of arid and semi-desert climate.
It is currently evaluated as endangered by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this designation because it is known from only one site, and its total population is estimated at 150 individuals. Main threats to this species are disturbances to its only known roost site. In the same paper where the species was initially described, the authors stated that it "may rank among the most threatened bat species in the Middle East or even in the World."
