Nyctophilus heran

D. J. Kitchener, How, & Maharadatunkamsi, 1991

Sunda 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

Kitchener, D.J., How, R.A. and Maharadatunkamsi. 1991. A new species of Nyctophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Lembata Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(1):97-107.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53885698

Original name as described

Nyctophilus heran

Other common names

Sundan Long-eared Bat

Type material

WAM M32252

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Kampong Merdeka, Desa Hadakewa, Pulau Lembata, Nusa Tenggara [= Lesser Sunda Islands], Indonesia (08°22'S, 123°31'E) … at sea level."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

may be conspecific with N. timoriensis

Taxonomy notes citation

Parnaby, Harry E., and Kristofer M. Helgen. 2023. Rediscovery of the long-eared bat genus Nyctophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Timor and a reassessment of Nyctophilus timoriensis. In Contributions to Mammalogy and Zooarchaeology of Wallacea, ed. K. M. Helgen and R. K. Jones. Records of the Australian Museum 75(5): 629–652.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005759

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 heran

D. J. Kitchener, How, & Maharadatunkamsi, 1991

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

heran

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

WAM M32252

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53885698

Authority publication

Records of the Western Australian Museum

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:807) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005759) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15005/22009360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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