Nyctophilus bifax

O. Thomas, 1915

Eastern Long-eared Bat

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1915-05-01. Notes on the genus Nyctophilus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)15(89):493-499.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256066

Original name as described

Nyctophilus bifax

Other common names

Bifax Long-eared Bat

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1915.3.13.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/55a2b87e-2f3b-47d2-b895-d2058027bf4b

Type locality

"Herberton," Far North Queensland, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea · Australia

Taxonomy notes

previously included N. daedalus

Taxonomy notes citation

Parnaby, H. E. (2009). A taxonomic review of Australian Greater Long-eared Bats previously known as Nyctophilus timoriensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) and some associated taxa. Australian Zoologist, 35(1), 39-81.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005754

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.

Nyctophilus bifax

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bifax

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1915.3.13.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/55a2b87e-2f3b-47d2-b895-d2058027bf4b

Authority page

496

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256066

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:805) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005754) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/85289369/85289379) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nyctophilus bifax bifax

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bifax

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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