Nyctophilus gouldi

Tomes, 1858

Gould's 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

Tomes, R.F. 1858-03-09. A monograph of the genus Nyctophilus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1858:25-37.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271467

Original name as described

Nyctophilus Gouldi

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.339

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/77696f0e-62de-4626-92fe-a84ed551b6e5

Type locality

Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005758

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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 Gouldi

Tomes, 1858

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

gouldi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.339

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/77696f0e-62de-4626-92fe-a84ed551b6e5

Authority page

31

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271467

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:194, 195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  3. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:442) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/218360733/218360491) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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