| Moche big-eared brown bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Histiotus |
| Species: | H. mochica
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| Binomial name | |
| Histiotus mochica Velazco, Almeida, Cláudio, Giménez, & Giannini, 2021
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The Moche big-eared brown bat (Histiotus mochica) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is endemic to coastal Peru.[1] It is notable for its likely depiction in Moche ceramics over a millennium prior to its discovery to Western science in 2012 and scientific description in 2021.[2][3]
- ^ "Histiotus mochica Velazco, Almeida, Cláudio, Giménez, & Giannini, 2021". www.mammaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ Velazco, Paúl M.; Almeida, Francisca Cunha; Cláudio, Vinícius C.; Giménez, Analía L.; Giannini, Norberto P. (2021-10-13). "A New Species of Histiotus Gervais, 1856 (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), from the Pacific Coast of Northern Peru". American Museum Novitates (3979): 1–30. doi:10.1206/3979.1. ISSN 0003-0082. S2CID 238747911.
- ^ "Dr. Velazco Discovers Species of Bat in Northern Peru Connected to Ancient Moche Culture | Arcadia University". www.arcadia.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-30.