Genoways's yellow bat | |
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Holotype of Rhogeessa genowaysi in the Natural Science Research Laboratory's (NSRL) collection at the Museum of Texas Tech University. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Rhogeessa |
Species: | R. genowaysi
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Binomial name | |
Rhogeessa genowaysi Baker, 1984
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Genoways's yellow bat (Rhogeessa genowaysi) is a species of vesper bat found only in Mexico. It is threatened by habitat loss. Due to its imperiled status, it is identified by the Alliance for Zero Extinction as a species in danger of imminent extinction.[2]