Namib Long-eared Bat

species of mammal
Taxon taxon Q303301
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Namib Long-eared Bat

Summary

Namib Long-eared Bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,628 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Namib Long-eared Bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Namib Long-eared Bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Namib Long-eared Bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Namib Long-eared Bat belongs to the parent taxon Laephotis[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Namib Long-eared Bat is Laephotis namibensis[7].
  • Namib Long-eared Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Namibian Long-eared Bat'}[8].
  • Namib Long-eared Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Namib Long-eared Bat'}[9].
  • Namib Long-eared Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Namibia-Langohr'}[10].
  • Namib Long-eared Bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Namibia-Langohrfledermaus'}[11].
  • Namib Long-eared Bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Namib Long-eared Bat is Laephotis namibensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Laephotis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Namibian Long-eared Bat'}[8], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[9], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Namibia-Langohr'}[10], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Namibia-Langohrfledermaus'}[11].

Identifiers

Namib Long-eared Bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40530[13]. Namib Long-eared Bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 258927[14]. Namib Long-eared Bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1038521[15]. Namib Long-eared Bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2432304[16]. Namib Long-eared Bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 631989[17].

Why It Matters

Namib Long-eared Bat ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #1,628 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Taxon rank species
    Instance of
    Parent taxon Laephotis
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