New Guinea Big-eared Bat

New Guinea Big-eared BatThis is a rarely recorded bat from New Guinea. A 2026 report added a locality north of Port Moresby after the 2014 rediscovery record.What does it look like?Its English common name calls it the New Guinea Big-eared Bat. The accessible abstract of the 2026 paper does not give ear or body measurements, so no size ratio is added here.How does it live?This is a rarely recorded bat from New Guinea. A 2026 report added a locality north of Port Moresby after the 2014 rediscovery record.One bat was captured at Abau in 2014. A 2026 paper reported another at Kuriva Forestry Station and provided the first description of the species’ echolocation call.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.