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.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38709906

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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005567

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Scoteinus orion

(Troughton, 1937)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

orion

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM M.6115

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

277

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38709906

Authority publication

Australian Zoologist

Scotorepens orion

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

orion

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14945) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14945) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:839) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005567) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14945/209531493) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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