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Glyphonycteris behnii (W. C. H. Peters, 1865)

Behn's Big-eared Bat

Authority citation: Peters, W.C.H. 1865. Über die zu den Vampyri gehörigen Flederthiere und über die natürliche Stellung der Gattung Antrozous. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1865:503-524.

Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35168964

Original name as described: Schizostoma Behnii

Nominal names: behnii (W. C. H. Peters, 1865) | behni (Sanborn, 1949) [incorrect subsequent spelling]

Other common names: Behn's Bat|Behn's Graybeard Bat


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Phyllostomidae -- Subfamily: Glyphonycterinae

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: ZMB 5154

Type locality: "Cuyaba [= Cuiabá]," Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Brazil (BRA)

Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status:


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1004919

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