Nyctophilus walkeri

O. Thomas, 1892

Pygmy 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. 1892-05-01. Description of a third species of the genus Nyctophilus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)9(53):405-406.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19268646

Original name as described

Nyctophilus Walkeri

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1892.4.4.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b8f2b562-3540-4233-8e62-0d26ca7fe19d

Type locality

"Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia."

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005767

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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 Walkeri

O. Thomas, 1892

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

walkeri

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1892.4.4.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b8f2b562-3540-4233-8e62-0d26ca7fe19d

Authority page

406

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19268646

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 #15011) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #15011) (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/1005767) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15011/22003303) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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