Nyctophilus

"Big-eared bat" redirects here. For the South American big-eared bats or big-eared brown bats, see Histiotus. For the North American big-eared bats, see Plecotini.

Nyctophilus
Nyctophilus geoffroyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Tribe: Vespertilionini
Genus: Nyctophilus
Leach, 1821[1]
Type species
Nyctophilus geoffroyi
Leach, 1821
Species

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Nyctophilus is a genus of the vespertilionids or vesper bats. They are often termed Australian big-eared bats or long-eared bats, as the length of their ears often greatly exceeds that of the head. They are sometimes colloquially called “Monbats”.:This genus occurs in the New Guinean-Australian region.

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