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Big-eared Bat
''Nyctophilus'' is a genus of the vespertilionids or vesper bats. They are often termed Australian big-eared bats or long-eared bats, as the length of their ears often greatly exceeds that of the head. This genus occurs in the New Guinean-Australian region. Taxonomy The first description of the genus was published in 1821 by William Elford Leach. The name ''Nyctophilus'' means night-loving and is derived from the combination of Ancient Greek ''nyktos'' and ''philos''. The type species of the genus is ''Nyctophilus geoffroyi'', the lesser long-eared bat. A monograph on the genus, published by Robert Fisher Tomes in 1858, cited two earlier descriptions, the species assumed by Tomes as the type for ''Nyctophilus geoffroyi'', Leach, and incorporated the similar ''Vespertilio timoriensis'' Geoffroy as a new generic combination. Two new species were also named, ''Nyctophilus gouldi'' and ''Nyctophilus unicolor'', both based on specimens supplied by John Gould. The availability of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach Royal Society, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist. Life and work Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of an attorney. At the age of twelve he began a medical apprenticeship at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Devonshire and Exeter Hospital, studying anatomy and chemistry. By this time he was already collecting marine animals from Plymouth Sound and along the Devon coast. At seventeen he began studying medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, finishing his training at the University of Edinburgh before graduating Doctor of Medicine, MD from the University of St Andrews (where he had never studied). From 1813 Leach concentrated on his zoological interests and was employed as an 'Assistant Librarian' (what would later be called Assistant Keeper) in the Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Department of the British Museum, where he had responsibility for the zoological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timor
Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is East Timor–Indonesia border, divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia on the western part. The Indonesian part, also known as West Timor, constitutes part of the Provinces of Indonesia, province of East Nusa Tenggara. Within West Timor lies an exclave of East Timor called Oecusse District. The island covers an area of . The name is a variant of ''timur'', Malay language, Malay for "east"; it is so called because it lies at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Mainland Australia is less than 500 km away, separated by the Timor Sea. Language, ethnic groups and religion Anthropologists identify eleven distinct Ethnolinguistic group, ethno-linguistic groups in Timor. The largest are the Atoni of western Timor and the Tetum of central and eastern Timor. Most indigenous Timorese languages belong to the Timorâ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctophilus Nebulosus
The New Caledonian long-eared bat (''Nyctophilus nebulosus'') is a vesper bat found in New Caledonia. They are only recorded at Mount Koghis, near Nouméa, and the population is decreasing. Taxonomy The formal description of the species was published in 2002 by H. E. Parnaby, although there is an earlier reference by Tim Flannery to the population by a common name. The author compared three specimens to the two species they most closely resemble, ''Nyctophilus gouldi'' and '' N. bifax'' and presented a diagnosis based on their morphology. The holotype was collected 150 metres north of the Station d'Altitude car park at Mt. Koghis at 450 metres asl. The collection was made by Flannery at 5.45 pm, 10 May 1991, when the specimen, a male adult, flew into a mist net set across a forest track. A second specimen, a female, was added to the collection the same evening, and the third obtained at the site several days later. The specimens examined by Parnaby were collected toward or at d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctophilus Microtis
The New Guinea long-eared bat (''Nyctophilus microtis'') is a small species of bat. It is found only in Papua New Guinea. Taxonomy The description of the species was published by Oldfield Thomas in 1888, recognising the affinity with ''Nyctophilus timoriensis'', the name ascribed to Australian vespertilionid 'long-eared bat' taxa. Thomas's description of a new species in the genus ''Nyctophilus'' was the first to indicate the diversity of the group, previously described as monotypic. The specimen is noted as having been collected at Sogere, South-east New Guinea by Henry Ogg Forbes, and deposited at the British Museum of Natural History The Natural History Museum in London is a museum that exhibits a vast range of specimens from various segments of natural history. It is one of three major museums on Exhibition Road in South Kensington, the others being the Science Museum an ..., London. References Nyctophilus Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Bats of Oceania Ende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctophilus Microdon
The small-toothed long-eared bat (''Nyctophilus microdon'') is a species of vespertilionid bat found only in Papua New Guinea. Taxonomy A species of genus ''Nyctophilus'' (large-eared bats), allied to the common bat family Vespertilionidae, the description for which was first published in 1954. The common names include small-toothed long-eared—or small-toothed—bat. Description A poorly known species known at only seven locations, at altitudes between 1900 and 2200 metres asl. Few specimens have been obtained, and the IUCN notes that lack of study on ecology, threats, population and distribution. It is presumed to be vulnerable to habitat clearing. The roost sites are trees and caves, inhabited individually or as small groups. It is presumed to glean insects in montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctophilus Major
''Nyctophilus major'', referred to as a western long-eared bat, is a species found in forests and woodlands of Southwest Australia. Taxonomy A population once described as subspecies ''Nyctophilus timoriensis major'', placed with '' Nyctophilus timoriensis'', a taxon which was revised and separated when it was found to contain cryptic species. The first description was published by John Edward Gray in 1844. A revision of the genus in 2009 elevated the taxon to species. A treatment describing subspecies separates a population as ''Nyctophilus major tor'', which had been referred to as the "central long-eared bat ''Nyctophilus'' sp. 1". The revision by Parnaby (2009) considered the status as a species for populations that are sometimes sympatric, but could not disregard the size variation as environmentally influenced. The distinction of the subspecies, more evident in the females, requires clarification by DNA sequencing. The nominate subspecies ''Nyctophilus major major'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctophilus Howensis
The Lord Howe long-eared bat (''Nyctophilus howensis'') was a vespertilionid bat known only by a single specimen, a skull found on Lord Howe Island in 1972. A mammalian insectivorous species resembling the long-eared ''Nyctophilus'', with an elongated head that is comparatively larger, about which almost nothing is known. The bat may have been casually observed in flight during the twentieth century, but is likely to have become extinct since the island's discovery and occupation. The demise of ''N. howensis'' is possibly the result of shipwrecked rats and the owls introduced to control them. Taxonomy The taxon was published by John McKean in 1975 as a new species of the genus ''Nyctophilus''. A revision of the genus (Parnaby, 2009), proposed that a reassessment of the status might separate this species to a new genus. The placement with genus ''Nyctophilus'' was regarded as an indefinite arrangement, being limited by a single and incomplete specimen of an unobserved species. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctophilus Holtorum
Holt's long-eared bat (''Nyctophilus holtorum'') is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it is only found in the southwestern corner of Western Australia. It was formerly confused with Gould's long-eared bat (''N. gouldi''), but a 2021 study described it as a distinct species. It closely resembles ''N. gouldi'', but differs genetically, and the anterior of its braincase is more laterally inflated, along with a shorter overall skull. It is sympatric with the western long-eared bat (''N. major'') and lesser long-eared bat (''N. geoffroyi''). It has a highly restricted range, perhaps the most restricted of any Australian Vespertilionidae. It is primarily found in taller marri (''Corymbia calophylla'') and jarrah (''Eucalyptus marginata'') forests with a dense shrubby understory. Habitats such as these have become threatened by heavy habitat destruction, increased frequency and intensity of bushfires, and an increasing drying trend in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctophilus Heran
The Sunda long-eared bat (''Nyctophilus heran'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine .... References Mammals described in 1991 Taxa named by Darrell Kitchener Nyctophilus Endemic fauna of Indonesia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Bats of Indonesia {{Vespertilionidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctophilus Gouldi
Gould's long-eared bat (''Nyctophilus gouldi'') is a microbat found in southern regions of Australia. It occurs in eastern Australia, from Queensland to Victoria, and in a smaller isolated range in the south-west of Western Australia. Taxonomy The first description of the species was published by Robert Tomes in 1858. The type locality was Moreton Bay in Queensland. This specimen was provided by John Gould, a second specimen examined by Tomes was noted as from the same locality, and the third, also from Gould's collection, was obtained at Bathurst. The status as a species has varied in treatments of larger long-eared Australian bats, the described taxon being sometimes submerged or synonymised to other taxa in the genus. The complexes of ''Nyctophilus'' species were published as often tentative or contradictory arrangements for taxa that were poorly known, and previous classifications had seen this species separated or assigned to '' N. bifax'' or '' N. daedalus''. The taxon w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctophilus Daedalus
''Nyctophilus daedalus'' is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, a flying mammal endemic to northern Australia. They are also referred to as the pallid long-eared bat or northern long-eared bat. Taxonomy High levels of morphological variation within the species indicates that it is a composite of a number of distinct forms. The description for this species was published by Oldfield Thomas in 1915. The taxon emerged from the author's reëxamination of the genus ''Nyctophilus'', seen as allied to his description of a new genus '' Pharotis''. The taxon was recognised as a species by Tom Iredale and Troughton, but later authors assigned it as a synonym or subspecies of '' Nyctophilus bifax'' or '' Nyctophilus gouldi''. The author's type specimen was collected at Daly River in the Northern Territory. This type, a male, was provided to the author by the Christiania Museum (Oslo Museum), and notes the collection by Knut Dahl in July 1894. Two other specimens were examined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctophilus Corbeni
The south-eastern long-eared bat or Corben's long-eared bat (''Nyctophilus corbeni''), is a species of bat found in Australia. It occurs in the woodlands of the Murray Darling BasinTurbill, C. and Ellis, M. (2006). Distribution and abundance of the south eastern form of the Greater Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus timoriensis. Australian Mammalogy. 28:1-6. and adjacent areas.Ellis, M., Lumsden, L., Shulz, M., Reardon, T., Richards, G. and Hoye, G. (1999). Eastern Long-eared Bat. In: The Action Plan for Australian Bats (A. Duncan, G. B. Baker and N. Montgomery eds.) (Environment Australia, Canberra). Taxonomy Until 2009, the south-eastern long-eared bat populations was considered a subspecies of ''Nyctophilus timorensis'', the widely distributed group known as the greater long-eared bat, but recent studies have described this group as a separate species.Department of the Environment (2015). ''Nyctophilus corbeni'' in Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
