| Brazilian funnel-eared bat | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Natalidae |
| Genus: | Natalus |
| Species: | N. espiritosantensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Natalus espiritosantensis Ruschi, 1951 |
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The Brazilian funnel-eared bat, Natalus espiritosantensis, is a South American bat species found in eastern Brazil. It roosts in caves, which makes it vulnerable to disturbance of these scarce sites.[1] It was formerly considered a subspecies of N. stramineus.[1][2]