Scotorepens orion

(Troughton, 1937)

Eastern Broad-nosed Bat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Tribe : Eptesicini
Genus : Scotorepens

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Troughton, E.L.G. 1937. Six new bats (Microchiroptera) from the Australasian region. Australian Zoologist 8:274-281.

Original name as described

Scoteinus orion

Other common names

Orion Broad-nosed Bat

Type material

AM M.6115

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales," Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

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