Idionycteris phyllotis

(G. M. Allen, 1916)

Allen's Big-eared Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Plecotini
Genus : Idionycteris

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, G.M. 1916-04-20. Bats of the genus Corynorhinus. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 60(9):331-356.

Original name as described

Corynorhinus phyllotis

Other common names

Lappet-browed Bat · Mexican Big-eared Bat

Type material

MCZ:Mamm:5943

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Mexico: San Luis Potosi (probably near the city of the same name)."

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

United States · Mexico

Subregion distribution

USA(AZ,NM,TX)

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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