Back Vesnol (Pharotis imogene) AVK Pharotis imogene Catalan Pharotis imogene CEB Neuguinea-Langohr German Pharotis imogene Spanish Pharotis imogene Basque Kamalinpantalepakko Finnish Pharotis imogene French אוזנן פפואני HE Pharotis imogene Italian
| New Guinea big-eared bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Tribe: | Vespertilionini |
| Genus: | Pharotis Thomas, 1914 |
| Species: | P. imogene
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| Binomial name | |
| Pharotis imogene Thomas, 1914
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The New Guinea big-eared bat or Papuan big-eared bat, (Pharotis imogene), is a vesper bat endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to ongoing habitat loss.[1] It is the only known member of the genus Pharotis, which is closely related to Nyctophilus.
Previously, the species was believed to have been extinct since 1890. In 2014, researchers realized that a female bat collected near Kamali in 2012 was a member of this species.[2]
- ^ a b Armstrong, K.N.; Aplin, K.; Broken-brow, J. (2021) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Pharotis imogene". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T16887A209524728. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T16887A209524728.en. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Gates, Sara (4 June 2014). "Presumed Extinct Bat Found In Papua New Guinea After 120 Years". Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 June 2014.