Necromantis

Necromantis
Temporal range: Middle to Late Eocene
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Necromantidae
Genus: Necromantis
Type species
Necromantis adichaster
Weithofer, 1887
Species
  • Necromantis adichaster
  • Necromantis marandati
  • Necromantis gezei
  • Necromantis fragmentatum
Synonyms
  • Necromantis planifrons Revilliod 1920
  • Necromantis grandis Revilliod 1920

Necromantis is an extinct genus of bat that lived during the Eocene. Its fossils are found in the Quercy Phosphorites Formation of France and the Djebel Chambi in Tunisia. Specimens of Necromantis are notable for their large size and specialization towards a predatory lifestyle.