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/754806

Original 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.b

Type locality

type locality not given.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005757

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 Geoffroyi

Leach, 1821

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

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.b

Authority page

78

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754806

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

  1. Leach (1821:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/754806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38675)
  2. Schinz (1825:300, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523717) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  3. Lesson (1827:86, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207554) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Fischer (1829:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  5. Temminck (1835:47) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59642)
  6. Blyth (1840:73, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)
  7. Smith (1842:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67141)
  8. Giebel (1855:979, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45549170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  9. Blyth (1863:37, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534703) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  10. Murray (1866:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  11. Jerdon (1867:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37299699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68353)
  12. Gray (1875:@12a, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957440) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60482)
  13. Corbet & Hill (1980:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  14. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  15. Corbet & Hill (1991:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  16. Koopman (1993:218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69007)
  17. Koopman (1994:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/58061)
  18. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  19. Jackson & Groves (2015:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  20. Jackson & Groves (2015:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  21. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  22. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15003) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  23. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  24. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005757) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  25. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15003/209533561) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Barbastellus Novæ Hollandiæ

(J. E. Gray, 1831)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

novaehollandiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49831380

Authority publication

Zoological Miscellany

Name usages

  1. Gray (1831:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49831380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34765)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Barbastellus Pacificus

(J. E. Gray, 1831)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pacificus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH (unnumbered)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49831380

Authority publication

Zoological Miscellany

Name usages

  1. Gray (1831:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49831380) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34765)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Nyctophilus Geoffroyii

J. E. Gray, 1838

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

geoffroyii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

494

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026397

Authority publication

Magazine of Zoology and Botany

Name usages

  1. Gray (1838:494, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026397) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34750)
  2. Gray (1844:pl. M21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957562) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60481)

Nyctophyllus Geoffroyii

Lesson, 1842

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

geoffroyii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

33

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Nyctophilus unicolor

Tomes, 1858

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

unicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.342, ZMB 2645

Type kind

syntypes

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/12a96ec1-8ab6-4b6e-a1d0-cb85834b6055

Authority page

33

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271469

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Murray (1866:346, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Nyctophilus australis

W. C. H. Peters, 1859

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

australis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 563[a], ZMB 563[b]

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

221

Authority publication

Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Vespertilio Geoffroyi

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

349

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580345

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:349, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Nyctophilus leachii

Dobson, 1878

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

leachii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum · not_usedasvalid

Authority page

174

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37695240

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Nyctophilus geoffroyi pallescens

O. Thomas, 1913

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pallescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.4.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/19ca9763-fea7-4d8d-bacd-4c0e36a1e11f

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18635640

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  3. Jackson & Groves (2015:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Nyctophilus Geayi

Trouessart, 1915

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

geayi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1979-386

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://coldb.mnhn.fr/catalognumber/mnhn/zm/mo-1979-386

Authority page

146

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5026451

Authority publication

Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Nyctophilus geoffroyi geoffroyi

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

geoffroyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

Nyctophilus geoffroyi pacificus

Simmons, 2005

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

pacificus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Jackson & Groves (2015:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:806) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)

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