Histiotus
Histiotus (meaning "sail ears") is a genus of South American vesper bats with species that include:
- Strange big-eared brown bat, Histiotus alienus
- Cadena-García's big-eared brown bat, Histiotus cadenai
- Colombian big-eared brown bat, Histiotus colombiae
- Transparent-winged big-eared brown bat, Histiotus diaphanopterus
- Humboldt big-eared brown bat, Histiotus humboldti
- Thomas's big-eared brown bat, Histiotus laephotis
- Big-eared brown bat, Histiotus macrotus
- Southern big-eared brown bat, Histiotus magellanicus
- Moche big-eared brown bat, Histiotus mochica
- Small big-eared brown bat, Histiotus montanus
- Tropical big-eared brown bat, Histiotus velatus
| Histiotus | |
|---|---|
| Small big-eared brown bat (Histiotus montanus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Tribe: | Eptesicini |
| Genus: | Histiotus Gervais, 1856 |
| Type species | |
| Plecotus velatus | |
| Species | |
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Histiotus alienus | |
In Paraguay, Histiotus bats have mainly been collected at human dwellings or around domestic animals, due to the significant increase in human activity in the Paraguayan Chaco over the last 20 years.
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