Species Chalinolobus nigrogriseus (Gould, 1856)
Hoary Wattled Bat
Generic Combinations
- Chalinolobus nigrogriseus (Gould, 1856).
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
- Van Deusen, H.M. & Koopman, K.F. 1971. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 95 The genus Chalinolobus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). Taxonomic review of Chalinolobus picatus, C. nigrogriseus and C. rogersi. American Museum Novitates 2468: 1-30 [4]
Introduction
Mahoney (1988: 130) listed synonyms, following Van Deusen & Koopman (1971), rather than subspecies.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, arthropod-feeder, predator, subtropical.
Extra Ecological Information
Roosts in rock crevices, may glean insects from ground or other surfaces.
General References
Allison, F.R. 1995. Hoary Wattled Bat Chalinolobus nigrogriseus. pp. 515-516 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Fenton, M.B. 1982. Echolocation calls and patterns of hunting and habitat use of bats (Microchiroptera) from Chillagoe, north Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 417-425
Friend, G.R. & Braithwaite, R.W. 1986. Bat fauna of Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Australian Mammalogy 9: 43-52
Koopman, K.F. 1982. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 109 Bats from eastern Papua and the east Papuan Islands. American Museum Novitates 2747: 1-34
Koopman, K.F. 1984. Taxonomic and distributional notes on tropical Australian bats. American Museum Novitates 2778: 1-48
Mahoney, J.A. in Walton, D.W. (ed.) 1988. Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service x 274 pp. [Date published 13/Apr/1988] [130]
Menzies, J.I. 1971. The Lobe-lipped Bat (Chalinolobus nigrogriseus Gould) in New Guinea. Records of the Papua New Guinea Museum 1: 6-8
Milledge, D., Parnaby, H. & Phillips, S. 1992. Recent records of the hoary bat Chalinolobus nigrogriseus from New South Wales. The Australian Zoologist 28: 55-57
Oliveira, M.C. de 1998. Towards standardized descriptions of the echolocation calls of microchiropteran bats: pulse design terminology for seventeen species from Queensland. The Australian Zoologist 30: 405-411
Ryan, R.M. 1966. A new and some imperfectly known Australian Chalinolobus and the taxonomic status of African Glauconycteris. Journal of Mammalogy 47: 86-91
Van Deusen, H.M. 1969. The Hoary Wattled Bat of north Queensland. North Queensland Naturalist 36(148): 5-6
Van Deusen, H.M. & Koopman, K.F. 1971. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 95 The genus Chalinolobus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). Taxonomic review of Chalinolobus picatus, C. nigrogriseus and C. rogersi. American Museum Novitates 2468: 1-30 [4]
Vestjens, W.J.M. & Hall, L.S. 1977. Stomach contents of forty-two species of bats from the Australasian region. Australian Wildlife Research 4: 25-35
Ziegler, A.C. 1982. An ecological check-list of New Guinea Recent mammals. pp. 863-894 in Gressitt, J.L. (ed.). Biogeography and Ecology of New Guinea. The Hague & London : W. Junk Vol. 2(4) vii 983 pp.
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Hoary Wattled Bat)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2010 | 22-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 04-Dec-2018 | 18-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |