Niceforo's big-eared bat
| Niceforo's big-eared bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Trinycteris Sanborn, 1949 |
| Species: | T. nicefori |
| Binomial name | |
| Trinycteris nicefori Sanborn, 1949 | |
Niceforo's big-eared bat (Trinycteris nicefori) is a bat species from South and Central America, ranging from Chiapas to Bolivia and northeastern Brazil.[1] Its habitat is primary and secondary forest at altitudes from sea level to 1000 m.[1] It is crepuscular, being most active in the hour after sunset and before dawn.[1] The species is monotypic within its genus.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Tavares, V. & Burneo, S. (2008). "Trinycteris nicefori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- ↑ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 411. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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