Nyctophilus major
J. E. Gray, 1844
Western 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
Authority citation
Gray, J.E. 1844-12-02. Part IV. Pp. 5–8 in Richardson, J. and Gray, J.E. 1844-1875. The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus & Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843. Vol. I. Mammalia, Birds. E. W. Janson, London, not continuously paginated pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957562Original name as described
Nyctophilus major
Other common names
Greater Long-eared Bat
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1844.7.9.20
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b008bd0b-86fc-4788-baf9-b1f5084bdcfdType locality
Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
Taxonomy notes
split from N. timoriensis
Taxonomy notes citation
Parnaby, H. E. (2009). A taxonomic review of Australian Greater Long-eared Bats previously known as Nyctophilus timoriensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) and some associated taxa. Australian Zoologist, 35(1), 39-81.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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