Nyctophilus
Nyctophilus is a genus of the vespertilionids or vesper bats. They are often termed Australian big-eared bats or long-eared bats, as the length of their ears often greatly exceeds that of the head. This genus occurs in the New Guinean-Australian region.
| Nyctophilus | |
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| Nyctophilus geoffroyi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Tribe: | Vespertilionini |
| Genus: | Nyctophilus Leach, 1821 |
| Type species | |
| Nyctophilus geoffroyi Leach, 1821 | |
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