Behn's bat

Behn's bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Genus: Glyphonycteris
Species:
G. behnii
Binomial name
Glyphonycteris behnii
(Peters, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Schizostoma behnii Peters, 1865
  • Micronycteris behnii (Peters, 1865)

Behn's bat, Behn's big-eared bat, or Behn's graybeard bat (Glyphonycteris behnii) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae found in Brazil and Peru. It is known only from six specimens and is considered rare. It feeds on insects and small fruits.

  1. ^ Zortea, M.; Sampaio, E.; Lim, B.; Peters, S. (2016). "Glyphonycteris behnii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13375A22130995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T13375A22130995.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.