Temminck's mysterious bat

Temminck's mysterious bat (Nycticeius aenobarbus) is a species of bat of the family Vespertilionidae.

Temminck's mysterious bat
Holotype in Rijksmuseum van Naturalijke Historie Leiden
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Chiroptera
Family:	Vespertilionidae
Genus:	Nycticeius
Species:	N. aenobarbus
Binomial name
Nycticeius aenobarbus Temminck, 1840

As the name suggests, there is very little known information about this bat. The species is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, and there is no information on population, habitat, ecology, major threats, or conservation actions.^[1] Carter and Dolan (1978) have suggested that the one known specimen is not from South America.^[2]

Temminck's mysterious bat is usually listed as a synonym of the silver-tipped myotis, but it is clearly distinct on both the species and generic levels.^[1][2]

See also

• Silver-tipped myotis

References

1. Velazco, P. & Aguirre, L. (2008). "Nycticeius aenobarbus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. IUCN: e.T136562A4311281. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136562A4311281.en.
2. Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 462. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.