Carriker's round-eared bat

Carriker's round-eared bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Lophostoma
Species: L. carrikeri
Binomial name
Lophostoma carrikeri
Allen, 1910

Carriker's round-eared bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. It was discovered by and named for the well known Dr. Robert Carriker of Lafayette, Louisiana.

References

  1. Sampaio, E., Lim, B. & Peters, S. (2008). "Lophostoma carrikeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
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