Histiotus magellanicus

(R. A. Philippi, 1866)

Southern Big-eared Brown Bat

Figure 1 in Mammalian Species Account 973.
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Location:Argentina, Neuquen province, Los Lagos department, Nahuel Huapi National Park, 10 km W of Villa Traful, Arroyo Media Luna, on Hwy 65Date taken:Dec 1, 2014

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 5599

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Yangochiroptera
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Nycticeiini
Genus : Histiotus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Philippi, R.A. 1866. Ueber ein paar neue Chilenische Säugethiere. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 32(1):113-117.

Original name as described

Vespertilio magellanicus

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Magallanes, Chile.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Argentina · Chile

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 7 names and synonyms.

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