Taiwan big-eared bat

The Taiwan big-eared bat (Plecotus taivanus) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Taiwan.

Taiwan big-eared bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Plecotus
Species:
P. taivanus
Binomial name
Plecotus taivanus
Yoshiyuki, 1991

Taxonomy

The Taiwan big-eared bat was described as a new species in 1991 by M. Yoshiyuki.[1]

References
  1. Huang, J.C.-C.; Ho, Y.; Cheng, C.; Chou, C.; Cheng, H.-C. (2019). "Plecotus taivanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T17601A21978172.


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