Pygmy long-eared bat
| Pygmy long-eared bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Nyctophilus |
| Species: | N. walkeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Nyctophilus walkeri Thomas, 1892 | |
The pygmy long-eared bat (Nyctophilus walkeri) is a vesper bat, found in the north of the Australian continent. An insectivorous flying hunter, they are one of the tiniest mammals in Australia, weighing only a few grams and one or two inches long.