Corynorhinus
| Corynorhinus | |
|---|---|
| Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Tribe: | Plecotini |
| Genus: | Corynorhinus H. Allen, 1865 |
| Type species | |
| Plecotus macrotis Le Conte, 1831 | |
| Species | |
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Corynorhinus rafinesquii | |
The genus Corynorhinus consists of the big-eared bats, or American long-eared bats. Only four species occur in the genus, all occurring in North America. Members of this group were previously in the genus Plecotus, the long-eared bats, and were also then called lump-nosed bats. Populations of these species are generally uncommon and declining. Two subspecies, the Virginia big-eared bat (C. t. virginianus) and the Ozark big-eared bat (C. t. ingens) are federally endangered.