Nyctophilus howensis

McKean, 1975

Lord Howe 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

McKean, J.L. 1975-01-01. The bats of Lord Howe Island with the description of a new nyctophiline bat. Australian Mammalogy 1(4):329-332.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1071/AM75003

Original name as described

Nyctophilus howensis

Other common names

Lord Howe Island Long-eared Bat

Type material

ANWC CM4724

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Calcarenite Cave, North Bay, Lord Howe Island, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

Taxonomy notes citation

Jackson, S. M., & Groves, C. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Austalia, Clayton.

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005760

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 howensis

McKean, 1975

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

howensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ANWC CM4724

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

330

Authority publication

Australian Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000344) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000344) (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/1005760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15006/22009211) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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