| Big-eared woolly bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Phyllostomidae |
| Genus: | Chrotopterus Peters, 1865 |
| Species: | C. auritus
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| Chrotopterus auritus Peters, 1865
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| Big-eared woolly bat range | |
The big-eared woolly bat or (Peters's) woolly false vampire bat (Chrotopterus auritus) is a species of bat, belonging to the family Phyllostomidae.
The name Chrotopterus is derived from Greek roots chariots (skin, color), and pteron (wing). The epithet auritus refers to the large ears.[2]
- ^ Barquez, R.; Perez, S.; Miller, B.; Diaz, M. (2015). "Chrotopterus auritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T4811A22042605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T4811A22042605.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Medellin, Rodrigo (1989-10-26). "Chrotopterus auritus" (PDF). Mammalian Species (343): 1–5. doi:10.2307/3504232. JSTOR 3504232. Retrieved 2015-11-19.