---
title: "Lesser Long-eared Bat"
description: "Nyctophilus geoffroyi — Mammiferi. Nyctophilus geoffroyi is a vespertilionid bat."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/lesser-long-eared-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser Long-eared Bat

> Nyctophilus geoffroyi — Mammiferi. Nyctophilus geoffroyi is a vespertilionid bat.

- Scientific name: *Nyctophilus geoffroyi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 665
- Wikidata: [Q1832941](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1832941)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40558](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40558)

## Names

- en: Lesser Long-eared Bat
- de: Kleines Langohr
- fr: Lesser long-eared bat

## Countries with the most observations

AU (385)

## Summary

Nyctophilus geoffroyi is a vespertilionid bat. a flying nocturnal mammal found in Australia, The species is relatively common. They have been referred to as the lesser long-eared bat.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctophilus_geoffroyi

## Photo

![Lesser Long-eared Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-long-eared-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/268705541

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-long-eared-bat?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).