Davies's big-eared bat
Davies's big-eared bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Phyllostomidae |
Genus: | Glyphonycteris |
Species: | G. daviesi |
Binomial name | |
Glyphonycteris daviesi (Hill, 1964) | |
Davies's big-eared bat or the graybeard bat (Glyphonycteris daviesi) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is named after James (Jim) Davies who discovered it whilst on expedition in French Guiana. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.[1]
References
- ↑ Ochoa, J. & Velazco, P. 2008. Glyphonycteris daviesi. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 March 2009
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