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Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Mammalia
      Order: Chiroptera
        Family: Vespertilionidae
          Genus: Idionycteris
            Species: phyllotis

Allen's Big-Eared Bat - Idionycteris phyllotis

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Dorsal pelage tawny brown, with hairs dark brown at the base; wings and membranes unfurred; white patches behind enormous ears; flap (lappet) projects forward from base of ear (Whitaker 1996).

Status

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: S3

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BLM Status: BLM WATCH

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Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 27

Number of Mapped Locations: 42

Number of Observations: 108

Observation date range: 06-15-1960 to 06-28-2022

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