Taphozous hilli
D. J. Kitchener, 1980
Hill's Sheath-tailed Bat
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Placentalia |
| Magnorder | : Boreoeutheria |
| Superorder | : Laurasiatheria |
| Order | : Chiroptera |
| Suborder | : Vespertilioniformes |
| Superfamily | : Emballonuroidea |
| Family | : Emballonuridae |
| Subfamily | : Taphozoinae |
| Genus | : Taphozous |
| Subgenus | : Taphozous |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Kitchener, D.J. 1980-06-30. _Taphozous hilli_ sp. nov. (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae), a new sheath-tailed bat from Western Australia and Northern Territory. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8(2):161-169.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52816851Original name as described
Taphozous hilli
Other common names
Hill's Tomb Bat · Slender-toothed Sheath-tailed Bat
Type material
WAM M18260
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"4.8 km 180° from Mt Bruce (29°39'03'S, 118°08'30"E), Hammersly Range National Park … , disturbed from roof of test adit [= horizontal passage leading into a mine] at Marandoo minesite," Western Australia, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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