Nyctophilus geoffroyi
Leach, 1821
Lesser 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
Leach, W.E. 1821-06-21. The characters of seven genera of bats with foliaceous appendages to the nose. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 13(1):73-82.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754806Original name as described
Nyctophilus Geoffroyi
Type material
RMNH.MAM.17985.a, RMNH.MAM.17985.b
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17985.a https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.17985.bType locality
type locality not given.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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