Big-eared woolly bat
Species of mammals belonging to the New World leaf-nosed bat family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The big-eared woolly bat or (Peters's) woolly false vampire bat (Chrotopterus auritus) is a species of bat, belonging to the family Phyllostomidae.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Phyllostomidae |
Genus: | Chrotopterus Peters, 1865 |
Species: | C. auritus |
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Chrotopterus auritus Peters, 1865 | |
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The name Chrotopterus is derived from Greek roots chariots (skin, color), and pteron (wing). The epithet auritus refers to the large ears.[2]