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Nyctophilus
''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. They are sometimes colloquially called “Monbats”.: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 s ... [...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 ''Nyctophilus bifax, N. bifax'' or ''Nyctophilu ... [...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] |
Vespertilioninae
The Vespertilioninae are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae. Classification Subfamily Vespertilioninae *Tribe Antrozoini **Genus '' Antrozous'' *** Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus'' **Genus '' Bauerus'' *** Van Gelder's bat, ''Bauerus dubiaquercus'' **Genus '' Rhogeessa'' - Rhogeessa bats *** Yucatan yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa aenea'' *** Allen's yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa alleni'' *** Bickham's yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa bickhami'' *** Genoways's yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa genowaysi'' *** Slender yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa gracilis'' *** Husson's yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa hussoni'' *** Thomas's yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa io'' *** Menchu's yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa menchuae'' *** Tiny yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa minutilla'' *** Least yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa mira'' *** Northern little yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa parvula'' *** Nicaraguan little yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa permutandis'' *** Black-winged little yellow bat, ''Rhogeessa tumida'' *** Ecuadorian little yellow bat, ''Rhogees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctophilus Timoriensis
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] |
Nyctophilus Geoffroyi
''Nyctophilus geoffroyi'' is a vespertilionid bat. a flying nocturnal mammal found in Australia, The species is relatively common. They have been referred to as the lesser long-eared bat. Taxonomy It is the type species of genus ''Nyctophilus''. Molecular data indicate Vespertilionidae, the family to which the lesser long-eared bat belongs, diverged from the family Molossidae (free-tailed bats) in the early Eocene period. The family is thought to have originated somewhere in Laurasia, possibly North America. The genus ''Nyctophilus'' itself has a limited fossil record, dating back only to the Pleistocene. Australian Museum The species was recognised by Oldfield Thomas in his examinations of the genus, and indicated the diversity by three subspecies, * ''Nyctophilus geoffroyi'', Leach 1821, Noted as 1822 by the au ... [...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 Bifax
The eastern long-eared bat (''Nyctophilus bifax'') is a small flying mammal, a vespertilionid bat. It is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea. Taxonomy The first description of the species was published in 1915 by Oldfield Thomas, based on a male type specimen obtained from the Herberton district in the north of Queensland. Alternate names, aside from eastern long-eared bat, include the northern or north Queensland long-eared bat. Description A species of ''Nyctophilus'', smaller insectivorous bats of the widespread and diverse family Vespertilionidae, the common evening bats. The flight of the species is sometimes in quick and straight directions, less usual in other nyctophilus species, but they are able to assume a typical slower fluttering hover to capture prey. The foraging methods includes gleaning, taking insects from foliage or bark of plants, and adopts a perching stratagem or takes to the ground. Distribution and habitat The species resides under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctophilus Arnhemensis
''Nyctophilus arnhemensis'', known as the northern or Arnhem long-eared bat, is a species of Chiroptera (bats) native to northern regions of Australia. The distribution range is from north-western Queensland to northern Western Australia. Taxonomy The description of the species was first published in 1959 by David H. Johnson, the result of examination of mammal specimens the author collected on a 1948 scientific expedition backed by American and Australia institutions. The type specimen was collected near Yirrkala, in the Arnhem Land region, and placed at the US National Museum. The taxon is widely recognised. The epithet ''arnhemensis'' indicates the origin of Johnson's specimen. Common names regionally distinguish this species of ''Nyctophilus'': the northern, Arnhem, or Arnhem Land, 'long-eared bat', or as Arnhem nyctophilus. The species is not restricted in range to the Arnhem Land, and occurs beyond this region of northern Australia. The vernacular northern long-eared b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyctophilus Holtorum
The Holts' 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pharotis Imogene
The New Guinea big-eared bat or Papuan big-eared bat, (''Pharotis imogene''), is a vesper bat endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to ongoing habitat loss. It is the only known member of the genus ''Pharotis'', which is closely related to ''Nyctophilus''. Previously, the species was believed to have been extinct since 1890. In 2014, researchers realized that a female bat collected near Kamali in 2012 was a member of this species. Taxonomy The genus ''Pharotis'' and the species ''Pharotis imogene'' were both described in 1914 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The specimens used by Thomas to describe the species had been collected by Lamberto Loria in 1890. Thomas obtained the specimens via Giacomo Doria of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale. The etymology of the prefix "''phar-''" is unclear. The suffix "''-otis''" is from Ancient Greek " οὖς," meaning "ear". Furthermore, the etymology or eponym of ''imogene'' is also unclea ... [...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 Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, .... 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] |
