Scientific Names of Bats Quiz

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Scientific Names of Bats

Ghost-faced Bat is scientifically known as Mormoops megalophylla.
California Leaf-nosed Bat has the scientific name Macrotus californicus.
Mexican Long-tongued Bat is referred to as Choeronycteris mexicana.
Southern Long-nosed Bat is designated Leptonycteris curasoae.
Mexican Long-nosed Bat also can refer to Leptonycteris nivalis.
Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat is known as Artibeus jamaicensis.
Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is called Diphylla ecaudata.
Southwestern Myotis is identified by the name Myotis auriculus.
Southeastern Myotis is classified as Myotis austroriparius.
California Myotis is recognized by its scientific name Myotis californicus.
Western Small-footed Myotis is designated as Myotis ciliolabrum.
Long-eared Myotis is referred to as Myotis evotis.
Gray Myotis carries the name Myotis grisescens.
Keen's Myotis is scientifically known as Myotis keenii.
Eastern Small-footed Myotis is referred to as Myotis leibii.
Little Brown Myotis is called Myotis lucifugus.
Northern Myotis is known as Myotis septentrionalis.
Indiana Myotis is designated Myotis sodalis.
Fringed Myotis carries the scientific name Myotis thysanodes.
Cave Myotis is referred to as Myotis velifer.
Long-legged Myotis is classified as Myotis volans.
Yuma Myotis is known as Myotis yumanensis.
Western Red Bat has the scientific name Lasiurus blossevillii.
Eastern Red Bat is known scientifically as Laiurus borealis.
Hoary Bat is called Lasiurus cinereus.
Southern Yellow Bat is designated as Lasiurus ega.
Northern Yellow Bat is identified as Lasiurus intermedius.
Seminole Bat carries the scientific name Lasiurus seminolus.
Western Yellow Bat is known as Lasiurus xanthinus.
Silver-haired Bat is scientifically identified as Lasionycteris noctivagans.
Western Pipistrelle is referred to as Pipistrellus hesperus.
Eastern Pipistrelle is called Pipistrellus subflavus.
Big Brown Bat is designated as Eptesicus fuscus.
Evening Bat is identified by its scientific name Nycticeius humeralis.
Spotted Bat is known as Euderma maculatum.
Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat carries the scientific name Plecotus rafinesquii.
Townsend's Big-eared Bat is referred to as Plecotus townsendii.
Allen's Big-eared Bat is designated as Idionycteris phyllotis.
Pallid Bat is known by its scientific name Antrozous pallidus.
Brazilian Free-tailed Bat is called Tadarida brasiliensis.
Pocketed Free-tailed Bat is classified as Nyctinomops femorosaccus.
Big Free-tailed Bat has the scientific name Nyctinomops macrotis.
Wagner's Mastiff Bat is referred to as Eumops glaucinus.
Western Mastiff Bat, also known as the Bonnet Bat, is designated as Eumops perotis.
Underwood's Mastiff Bat is called Eumops underwoodi.
Little Mastiff Bat is known scientifically as Molossus molossus.

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Test your knowledge of the scientific names of various bat species with this engaging quiz. Learn to identify bats such as the Ghost-faced Bat and the Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat by their scientific nomenclature. Challenge yourself and discover more about these fascinating creatures!