Nyctophilus microtis

O. Thomas, 1888

Papuan 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

Thomas, O. 1888-09-01. Description of a new bat of the genus Nyctophilus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)2(9):226.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25123274

Original name as described

Nyctophilus microtis

Other common names

New Guinea Long-eared Bat · Small-eared Nyctophilus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1888.4.14.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8f213f71-c6be-426e-ba0e-13777cfa3d4e

Type locality

"Sogere, South-east New Guinea [= Papua New Guinea]."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005763

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 microtis

O. Thomas, 1888

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

microtis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1888.4.14.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8f213f71-c6be-426e-ba0e-13777cfa3d4e

Authority page

226

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25123274

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #15008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:804) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005763) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15008/209536224) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nyctophilus microtis bicolor

O. Thomas, 1915

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

bicolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.11.28.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ce8c86d3-4f80-4dcc-aa99-dcbbdd1f7b37

Authority page

498

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24256068

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Lamingtona lophorhina

(McKean & Calaby, 1968)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lophorhinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SAMA M6404

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

373

Authority publication

Mammalia

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Nyctophilus lophorhina

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

lophorhina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

195

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:195) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

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