Brazilian funnel-eared bat

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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

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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Dávalos, L. & Tejedor, A. (2008). "Natalus espiritosantensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 September 2009. 
  2. Simmons, N. B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 431. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. 


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