Corynorhinus
| Corynorhinus | |
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| Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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
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The
Ozark big-eared bat
(C. t. ingens) are federally endangered.
Species
Corynorhinus species are:
- Corynorhinus rafinesquii Rafinesque's big-eared bat[2]
- Corynorhinus mexicanus Mexican big-eared bat
- Corynorhinus townsendii Townsend's big-eared bat
- C. t. ingens Ozark big-eared bat(endangered)
- C. t. pallescens western big-eared bat
- C. t. townsendii Townsend's big-eared bat
- C. t. virginianus Virginia big-eared bat (endangered)
- C. t. ingens
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.