Yellow-throated big-eared bat

Yellow-throated big-eared bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Lampronycteris
Sanborn, 1949
Species:
L. brachyotis
Binomial name
Lampronycteris brachyotis
(Dobson, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Micronycteris brachyotis Dobson, 1879
  • Lampronycteris platyceps Sanborn, 1949

The yellow-throated big-eared bat or orange-throated bat[2](Lampronycteris brachyotis) is a species of bat that ranges from southern Mexico to Brazil. It is the only species within the genus Lampronycteris.[2] A frugivore and insectivore, it is found in lowland forest up to an elevation of 700 m.[1] Its activity is greatest in the first two hours after sunset, and peaks again after midnight.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Solari, S. (2018). "Lampronycteris brachyotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T13376A22131330. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T13376A22131330.en. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Genus Lampronycteris". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.