Ozark big-eared bat
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The Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii ingens) is an endangered species found only in a small number of caves in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, the southern central United States. Also known as the western big-eared bat, the long-eared bat, and the lump-nosed bat, its appearance is defined by a pair of outsize ears and a lump-adorned nose.
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An Ozark big-eared bat on a cave ceiling | |
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Hibernating Ozark big-eared bat | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Corynorhinus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. t. ingens |
Trinomial name | |
Corynorhinus townsendii ingens Handley, 1955 | |
Synonyms[4] | |
Plecotus townsendii subsp. ingens (Handley, 1955) |
The Ozark big-eared bat is the largest and reddest of the five subspecies of Corynorhinus townsendii, is medium-sized and weighs from 0.2 to 0.5 ounces.[5] It has very large, 1-inch-long ears that connect at the base across the forehead.[5] The snout has large, prominent lumps above the nostrils.[5] These particular bats feed on moths and other insects; they forage along forest edges.[5]