New Guinea big-eared bat

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iNew Guinea big-eared bat
Conservation status
Critically endangered (CR)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae Genus: Pharotis Thomas, 1914 Species: P. imogene
Binomial name
Pharotis imogene (Thomas, 1914)

The New Guinea big-eared bat (Pharotis imogene) is an Vesper bat endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to ongoing habitat loss. It is the only member of the genus Pharotis.

[edit] References

• Chiroptera Specialist Group (1996). Pharotis imogene. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is critically endangered and the criteria used