Type:Rule
Citation:89 FR 104453
Reading Time:about 3 minutes
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is correcting an error concerning the Hawaiian hoary bat on the endangered species list. Initially, there was a plan to update the bat's scientific name and add a common name, but this was withdrawn after receiving comments. The Service mistakenly thought these changes hadn't been properly documented and asked for a correction. Now, they are fixing this issue by reverting to the bat's original scientific name without the proposed common name.
Simple Explanation
The government made a mistake with the name of a special bat from Hawaii on a list of animals that need help. They thought they needed to change the bat's name, but after hearing from people, they decided to keep it the same.