"Big-eared bat" redirects here. For the South American big-eared bats or big-eared brown bats, see Histiotus. For the North American big-eared bats, see Plecotini.
Nyctophilus
Nyctophilus geoffroyi
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Chiroptera
Family:
Vespertilionidae
Tribe:
Vespertilionini
Genus:
Nyctophilus Leach, 1821[1]
Type species
Nyctophilus geoffroyi
Leach, 1821
Species
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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.
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named, Nyctophilus gouldi and Nyctophilus unicolor, both based on specimens supplied by John Gould. The availability of the name Nyctophilus timoriensis...
Australia Arnhem long-eared bat, Nyctophilus arnhemensis - endemic; the Top End Eastern long-eared bat, Nyctophilus bifax - endemic, north-eastern Australia...
bat, Nyctophilus corbeni Pallid long-eared bat, Nyctophilus daedalus Lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi Gould's long-eared bat, Nyctophilus gouldi...
subspecies, Nyctophilus geoffroyi, Leach 1821, Noted as 1822 by the author, but the publication date was ascertained as 1821 by later workers. Nyctophilus geoffroyi...
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...
distinguish this species of Nyctophilus: the northern, Arnhem, or Arnhem Land, 'long-eared bat', or as Arnhem nyctophilus. The species is not restricted...
Australia. A population once described as subspecies Nyctophilus timoriensis major, placed with Nyctophilus timoriensis, a taxon which was revised and separated...
Genus Nyctophilus Northern long-eared bat (Nyctophilus arnhemensis) Eastern long-eared bat (Nyctophilus bifax) Southeastern long-eared bat (Nyctophilus corbeni)...
bat, Nyctophilus corbeni Pallid long-eared bat, Nyctophilus daedalus Lesser long-eared bat, Nyctophilus geoffroyi Gould's long-eared bat, Nyctophilus gouldi...
and Lombok flying fox (Pteropus lombocensis), Sunda long-eared bat (Nyctophilus heran) while the carnivorous Komodo dragon, which at three metres long...
Geiser, Fritz (May 2009). "Hibernation by a free-ranging subtropical bat (Nyctophilus bifax)". Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 179 (4): 433–441. doi:10...
funnel-eared bat (Natalus jamaicensis) New Caledonian long-eared bat (Nyctophilus nebulosus) New Guinea big-eared bat (Pharotis imogene) (possibly extinct)...
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