Strange big-eared brown bat

Strange big-eared brown bat
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Histiotus
Species:	H. alienus
Binomial name
Histiotus alienus Thomas, 1916

The strange big-eared brown bat (Histiotus alienus), is a bat species found in Brazil.

Originally described from a bat collected in 1916, a second specimen was obtained in 2018. ^[2]

References

1. González, E.M.; Barquez, R. (2016). "Histiotus alienus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T10200A22098611. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T10200A22098611.en .
2. "Bat spotted for first time in a century". New Scientist. 259 (3455): 19. 2023-09-09. Bibcode:2023NewSc.259i..19.. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(23)01683-4.