Carriker's round-eared bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Phyllostomidae |
Genus: | Lophostoma |
Species: | L. carrikeri |
Binomial name | |
Lophostoma carrikeri Allen, 1910 |
Carriker's round-eared bat (Lophostoma carrikeri) is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. It was discovered by and named for the well known Dr. Robert Carriker of Lafayette, Louisiana.