Peters's trumpet-eared bat

Peters' trumpet-eared bat (Phoniscus jagorii) is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, the vesper bats. It is native to Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. It was named by Peters for Fedor Jagor.[2] It is also known as the common trumpet-eared bat.[1]

Peters' Trumpet-Eared Bat

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Phoniscus
Species:
P. jagorii
Binomial name
Phoniscus jagorii
(Peters, 1866)
Synonyms

Kerivoula jagorii (Peters, 1866)

References

  1. Oo, S.S.L.; Kingston, T.; Francis, C.; Rosell-Ambal, R.G.B.; Tabaranza, B. (2019). "Phoniscus jagorii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T10976A21974660.
  2. Beolens, Watkins and Grayson (2009). "The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals". pp. 209-210. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9.


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