Lord Howe long-eared bat
| Lord Howe long-eared bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Nyctophilus |
| Species: | N. howensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctophilus howensis McKean, 1975 | |
The Lord Howe long-eared bat (Nyctophilus howensis) is a species of vesper bat. It is known only from a single skull found on Lord Howe Island in 1972 and dated to the twentieth century. It may thus be extinct; if not it is certainly endangered.
References
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Nyctophilus howensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
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