Biology:Corynorhinus

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Short description: Genus of bats

Corynorhinus
Big-eared-townsend-fledermaus.jpg
Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Tribe: Plecotini
Genus: Corynorhinus
H. Allen, 1865
Type species
Plecotus macrotis [1]
Le Conte, 1831
Species

Corynorhinus rafinesquii
Corynorhinus mexicanus
Corynorhinus townsendii

The genus Corynorhinus consists of the big-eared bats, or American long-eared bats. Only three species occur in the genus, all occurring in North America. Members of this group were previously in the genus Plecotus, the long-eared bats, and were also then called lump-nosed bats. Populations of these species are generally uncommon and declining. Two subspecies, the Virginia big-eared bat (C. t. virginianus) and the Ozark big-eared bat (C. t. ingens) are federally endangered.

Species

Corynorhinus species are:

Popular culture

Corynorhinus is one of the track listing names in the Batman Begins soundtrack by James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer.

References

  • Nowak, R. M. 1999. Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Harvey, M.J., J.S. Altenbach, and T.L. Best. 1999. Bats of the United States. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.

Wikidata ☰ Q278347 entry