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Scientific Name
Corynorhinus rafinesquii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Corynorhinus rafinesquii (Lesson, 1827)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
RAFINESQUE'S BIG-EARED BAT
Park Synonyms
Plecotus rafinesquii
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderChiroptera
SuborderYangochiroptera
SuperfamilyVespertilionoidea
FamilyVespertilionidae
SubfamilyVespertilioninae
TribePlecotini
GenusCorynorhinus
SpeciesCorynorhinus rafinesquii
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Single young born in May or June
Elevation Range Tags
  • Low
Park Rank Tags
  • Park scarce
    P2 but could decline quickly with WNS
Species Record Status Tags
  • Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
  • Mammal
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
4
References
6
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I&M Office
Created Date
10/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
rsultzman@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/14/2024 12:41:19 PM
Notes
Species Notes: Referred to as CORYNORHINUS MACROTIS in older literature, and PLECOTUS (CORYNORHINUS) TOWNSENDII was known as C. RAFINESQUII. Placed in the genus PLECOTUS by Handley (1959). Frost and Timm (1992) evaluated morphological and karyological characters from a; Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/63f76467d17d4580909a81b4bf256534;
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (CUGA)
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Fort Donelson National Battlefield (FODO)
Shiloh National Military Park (SHIL)
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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (JELA)
Obed Wild and Scenic River (OBRI)
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