Names List for CHIROPTERA

• Order CHIROPTERA
• Suborder YANGOCHIROPTERA
• Suborder YINPTEROCHIROPTERA Springer, Teeling, Madsen, Stanhope & de Jong, 2001
  • YINPTEROCHIROPTERA
  • MEGACHIROPTERA
• Superfamily RHINOLOPHOIDEA
  • RHINOLOPHOIDEA
• Family HIPPOSIDERIDAE
• Hipposideros J.E. Gray, 1831
  • Hipposideros J.E. Gray, 1831
  • Phyllorrhina Bonaparte, 1837
  • Phyllorhina van der Hoeven, 1855
  • Phyllorhina Kolenati, 1856
  • Chrysonycteris J.E. Gray, 1866
• Hipposideros ater Templeton, 1848
  • Hipposideros ater Templeton, 1848
• Hipposideros ater aruensis J.E. Gray, 1858
  • Hipposideros aruensis Gray, 1858
  • Hipposideros albanensis Gray, 1866
• Hipposideros ater gilberti Johnson, 1959
  • Hipposideros bicolor gilberti Johnson, 1959
• Hipposideros cervinus (Gould, 1854)
• Hipposideros cervinus cervinus (Gould, 1854)
  • Rhinolophus cervinus Gould, 1854
• Hipposideros diadema (Geoffroy, 1813)
• Hipposideros diadema reginae Troughton, 1937
  • Hipposideros diadema reginae Troughton, 1937
• Hipposideros inornatus McKean, 1970
  • Hipposideros diadema inornatus McKean, 1970
• Hipposideros semoni Matschie, 1903
  • Phyllorhina muscinus Thomas & Doria, 1886
  • Hipposideros semoni Matschie, 1903
• Hipposideros stenotis Thomas, 1913
  • Hipposideros stenotis Thomas, 1913
• Family MEGADERMATIDAE
• Macroderma Miller, 1906
  • Macroderma Miller, 1906
• Macroderma gigas (Dobson, 1880)
  • Megaderma gigas Dobson, 1880
  • Macroderma gigas saturata Douglas, 1962
• Family RHINOLOPHIDAE
• Rhinolophus Lacépède, 1799
  • Rhinolophus Lacépède, 1799
  • Rhinophyllotis Troughton, 1941
• Rhinolophus megaphyllus J.E. Gray, 1834
• Rhinolophus megaphyllus ignifer Allen, 1933
  • Rhinolophus megaphyllus ignifer Allen, 1933
• Rhinolophus megaphyllus megaphyllus J.E. Gray, 1834
  • Rhinolophus megaphyllus J.E. Gray, 1834
• Rhinolophus robertsi Tate, 1952
  • Rhinolophus maros robertsi Tate, 1952
• Family RHINONYCTERIDAE
• Rhinonicteris J.E. Gray, 1847
  • Rhinonicteris J.E. Gray, 1847
  • Rhinonycteris J.E. Gray, 1866
• Rhinonicteris aurantia (J.E. Gray, 1845)
  • Rhinolophus aurantius J.E. Gray, 1845
• Superfamily PTEROPODOIDEA
  • PTEROPODOIDEA
• Family PTEROPODIDAE
• Subfamily HARPYIONYCTERINAE
  • HARPYIONYCTERINAE
• Dobsonia Palmer, 1898
  • Hypoderma Geoffroy, 1828
  • Dobsonia Palmer, 1898
• Dobsonia magna Thomas, 1905
  • Dobsonia magna Thomas, 1905
• Subfamily MACROGLOSSINAE
• Macroglossus Cuvier, 1824
  • Macroglossus Cuvier, 1824
  • Kiodotus Blyth, 1840
  • Carponycteris Lydekker, 1891
  • Odontonycteris Jentink, 1902
• Macroglossus minimus (Geoffroy, 1810)
• Macroglossus minimus pygmaeus Andersen, 1911
  • Macroglossus lagochilus pygmaeus Andersen, 1911
• Syconycteris Matschie, 1899
  • Syconycteris Matschie, 1899
• Syconycteris australis (Peters, 1867)
• Syconycteris australis australis Peters, 1867
  • Macroglossus minimus var. australis Peters, 1867
• Subfamily NYCTIMENINAE
• Nyctimene Borkhausen, 1797
  • Nyctimene Borkhausen, 1797
  • Nyctymene Bechstein, 1800
  • Cephalotes Geoffroy, 1810
  • Harpyia Illiger, 1811
  • Gelasinus Temminck, 1837
  • Uronycteris Gray, 1863
• Nyctimene robinsoni Thomas, 1904
  • Nyctymene robinsoni Thomas, 1904
  • Nyctimene tryoni Longman, 1921
• Subfamily PTEROPODINAE
• Pteropus Brisson, 1762
  • Pteropus Brisson, 1762
  • Spectrum Lacépède, 1799
• Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837
  • Pteropus alecto Temminck, 1837
• Pteropus alecto gouldii Peters, 1867
  • Pteropus gouldii Peters, 1867
  • Pteropus banakrisi Richards & Hall, 2001
• Pteropus brunneus Dobson, 1878
  • Pteropus brunneus Dobson, 1878
• Pteropus conspicillatus Gould, 1850
• Pteropus conspicillatus conspicillatus Gould, 1850
  • Pteropus conspicillatus Gould, 1850
• Pteropus macrotis Peters, 1867
• Pteropus macrotis epularius Ramsay, 1878
  • Pteropus macrotis epularius Ramsay, 1878
• Pteropus natalis Thomas, 1887
  • Pteropus natalis Thomas, 1887
• Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825
  • Pteropus poliocephalus Temminck, 1825
• Pteropus scapulatus Peters, 1862
  • Pteropus scapulatus Peters, 1862
  • Pteropus elseyii Gray, 1866
• Suborder MICROCHIROPTERA
• Family EMBALLONURIDAE
• Saccolaimus Temminck, 1838
  • Saccolaimus Temminck, 1838
  • Taphonycteris Dobson, 1876
• Saccolaimus flaviventris (Peters, 1867)
  • Taphozous flaviventris Peters, 1867
  • Taphozous hargravei Ramsay, 1876
  • Taphozous affinis insignis Leche, 1884
• Saccolaimus mixtus Troughton, 1925
  • Saccolaimus mixtus Troughton, 1925
• Saccolaimus saccolaimus (Temminck, 1838)
• Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus (De Vis, 1905)
  • Taphozous nudicluniatus De Vis, 1905
• Saccolaimus saccolaimus saccolaimus (Temminck, 1838)
  • Taphozous saccolaimus Temminck, 1838
• Taphozous Geoffroy, 1813
  • Taphozous Geoffroy, 1813
• Taphozous australis Gould, 1854
  • Taphozous australis Gould, 1854
  • Taphozous fumosus De Vis, 1905
• Taphozous georgianus Thomas, 1915
  • Taphozous australis georgianus Thomas, 1915
• Taphozous hilli Kitchener, 1980
  • Taphozous hilli Kitchener, 1980
• Taphozous kapalgensis McKean & Friend, 1979
  • Taphozous kapalgensis McKean & Friend, 1979
• Taphozous troughtoni Tate, 1952
  • Taphozous troughtoni Tate, 1952
• Family MINIOPTERIDAE
• Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837
  • Miniopterus Bonaparte, 1837
  • Miniopteris Tomes, 1858
• Miniopterus australis (Tomes, 1858)
• Miniopterus australis australis (Tomes, 1858)
  • M.[iniopteris] Australis Tomes, 1858
• Miniopterus orianae Thomas, 1922
• Miniopterus orianae bassanii Cardinal & Christidis, 2000
  • Miniopterus orianae bassanii Cardinal & Christidis, 2000
• Miniopterus orianae oceanensis Maeda, 1982
  • Miniopterus orianae oceanensis Maeda, 1982
• Miniopterus orianae orianae Thomas, 1922
  • Miniopterus orianae Thomas, 1922
• Family MOLOSSIDAE
• Austronomus Troughton, 1941
  • Austronomus Iredale & Troughton, 1934
  • Austronomus Troughton, 1941
• Austronomus australis (J.E. Gray, 1838)
  • Molossus australis Gray, 1838
  • Nyctinomus albidus Leche, 1884
  • Nyctinomus australis atratus Thomas, 1924
• Chaerephon Dobson, 1874
  • Chaerephon Dobson, 1874
• Chaerephon jobensis (Miller, 1902)
• Chaerephon jobensis colonicus (Thomas, 1906)
  • Nyctinomus plicatus colonicus Thomas, 1906
• Micronomus Troughton, 1944
  • Micronomus Troughton, 1944
• Micronomus norfolkensis (J.E. Gray, 1839)
  • Molossus norfolkensis J.E. Gray, 1839
• Ozimops Reardon, McKenzie & Adams, 2014
  • Nyctinomus (Ozimops) Reardon, McKenzie & Adams, 2014
• Ozimops cobourgianus (Johnson, 1959)
  • Tadarida loriae cobourgiana Johnson, 1959
• Ozimops halli Reardon, McKenzie & Adams, 2014
  • Mormopterus (Ozimops) halli Reardon, McKenzie & Adams, 2014
• Ozimops kitcheneri McKenzie, Reardon & Adams, 2014
  • Mormopterus (Ozimops) kitcheneri McKenzie, Reardon & Adams, 2014
• Ozimops lumsdenae Reardon, McKenzie & Adams, 2014
  • Mormopterus (Ozimops) lumsdenae Reardon, McKenzie & Adams, 2014
• Ozimops petersi (Leche, 1884)
  • Nyctinomus petersi Leche, 1884
• Ozimops planiceps (Peters, 1866)
  • Nyctinomus planiceps Peters, 1866
  • Molossus wilcoxii Krefft, 1873
• Ozimops ridei (Felten, 1964)
  • Tadarida loriae ridei Felten, 1964
• Setirostris Reardon, McKenzie & Adams, 2014
  • Setirostris Reardon, McKenzie & Adams, 2014
• Setirostris eleryi (Reardon & McKenzie, 2008)
  • Mormopterus eleryi Reardon & McKenzie, 2008
• Family VESPERTILIONIDAE
• Subfamily KERIVOULINAE
• Phoniscus Miller, 1905
  • Phoniscus Miller, 1905
• Phoniscus papuensis (Dobson, 1878)
  • Kerivoula papuensis Dobson, 1878
• Subfamily MURININAE
• Murina Gray, 1842
  • Murina Gray, 1842
• Murina florium Thomas, 1908
• Murina florium florium Thomas, 1908
  • Murina florium Thomas, 1908
• Subfamily NYCTOPHILINAE
• Nyctophilus Leach, 1821
  • Nyctophilus Leach, 1821
  • Barbastellus Gray, 1829
• Nyctophilus arnhemensis Johnson, 1959
  • Nyctophilus arnhemensis Johnson, 1959
• Nyctophilus bifax Thomas, 1915
  • Nyctophilus bifax Thomas, 1915
• Nyctophilus corbeni Parnaby, 2009
  • Nyctophilus corbeni Parnaby, 2009
• Nyctophilus daedalus Thomas, 1915
  • Nyctophilus daedalus Thomas, 1915
• Nyctophilus geoffroyi Leach, 1821
• Nyctophilus geoffroyi geoffroyi Leach, 1821
  • Nyctophilus geoffroyi Leach, 1821
  • Nyctophilus australis Peters, 1861
• Nyctophilus geoffroyi pacificus (J.E. Gray, 1831)
  • Barbastellus pacificus Gray, 1831
  • Nyctophilus unicolor Tomes, 1858
  • Nyctophilus geayi Trouessart, 1915
• Nyctophilus geoffroyi pallescens Thomas, 1913
  • Nyctophilus geoffroyi pallescens Thomas, 1913
• Nyctophilus gouldi Tomes, 1858
  • Nyctophilus gouldi Tomes, 1858
• Nyctophilus holtorum Parnaby, King & Eldridge, 2021
  • Nyctophilus holtorum Parnaby, King & Eldridge, 2021
• Nyctophilus howensis McKean, 1975
  • Nyctophilus howensis McKean, 1975
• Nyctophilus major J.E. Gray, 1844
• Nyctophilus major major J.E. Gray, 1844
  • Nyctophilus major Gray, 1844
• Nyctophilus major tor Parnaby, 2009
  • Nyctophilus major tor Parnaby, 2009
• Nyctophilus sherrini Thomas, 1915
  • Nyctophilus sherrini Thomas, 1915
• Nyctophilus walkeri Thomas, 1892
  • Nyctophilus walkeri Thomas, 1892
• Incertae Sedis
  • Vesp. [ertilio] timoriensis Geoffroy, 1806
  • Barbastellus novaehollandiae Gray, 1831
• Subfamily VESPERTILIONINAE
• Chalinolobus Peters, 1866
  • Chalinolobus Peters, 1866
• Chalinolobus dwyeri Ryan, 1966
  • Chalinolobus dwyeri Ryan, 1966
• Chalinolobus gouldii (J.E. Gray, 1841)
  • Scotophilus gouldii Gray, 1841
  • Chalinolobus gouldii venatoris Thomas, 1908
• Chalinolobus morio (J.E. Gray, 1841)
  • Scotophilus morio J.E. Gray, 1841
  • Scotophilus australis J.E. Gray, 1841
  • Scotophilus microdon Tomes, 1859
  • Vespertilio muelleri Becker, 1860
  • Chalinolobus signifer Dobson, 1876
• Chalinolobus nigrogriseus (Gould, 1856)
• Chalinolobus nigrogriseus nigrogriseus (Gould, 1856)
  • Scotophilus nigrogriseus Gould, 1856
• Chalinolobus nigrogriseus rogersi Thomas, 1909
  • Chalinolobus rogersi Thomas, 1909
• Chalinolobus picatus (Gould, 1852)
  • Scotophilus picatus Gould, 1852
• Falsistrellus Troughton, 1944
  • Falsistrellus Troughton, 1944
• Falsistrellus mackenziei Kitchener, Caputi & Jones, 1986
  • Falsistrellus mackenziei Kitchener, Caputi & Jones, 1986
• Falsistrellus tasmaniensis (Gould, 1858)
  • Vespertilio tasmaniensis Gould, 1858
  • Vesperugo krefftii Peters, 1869
• Myotis Kaup, 1829
  • Myotis Kaup, 1829
• Myotis macropus (Gould, 1855)
  • Vespertilio macropus Gould, 1855
  • Vespertilio australis Dobson, 1878
  • Leuconoe moluccarum Thomas, 1915
• Pipistrellus Kaup, 1829
  • Pipistrellus Kaup, 1829
  • Vesperugo Keyserling & Blasius, 1839
  • Nannugo Kolenati, 1856
• Pipistrellus adamsi Kitchener, Caputi & Jones, 1986
  • Pipistrellus adamsi Kitchener, Caputi & Jones, 1986
• Pipistrellus murrayi Andrews, 1900 (extinct)
  • Pipistrellus murrayi Andrews, 1900
• Pipistrellus westralis Koopman, 1984
  • Pipistrellus tenuis westralis Koopman, 1984
• Scoteanax Troughton, 1944
  • Scoteanax Troughton, 1944
• Scoteanax rueppellii (Peters, 1866)
  • Nycticejus rueppellii Peters, 1866
• Scotorepens Troughton, 1944
  • Scotorepens Troughton, 1944
• Scotorepens balstoni (Thomas, 1906)
  • Scoteinus balstoni Thomas, 1906
  • Scoteinus influatus Thomas, 1924
• Scotorepens greyii (J.E. Gray, 1843)
  • Scotophilus greyii J.E. Gray, 1843
  • Scoteinus balstoni caprenus Troughton, 1937
  • Scoteinus orion aquilo Troughton, 1937
• Scotorepens orion (Troughton, 1937)
  • Scoteinus orion Troughton, 1937
• Scotorepens sanborni (Troughton, 1937)
  • Scoteinus sanborni Troughton, 1937
• Vespadelus Troughton, 1944
  • Vespadelus Iredale & Troughton, 1934
  • Vespadelus Troughton, 1944
  • Registrellus Troughton, 1944
• Vespadelus baverstocki (Kitchener, Jones & Caputi, 1987)
  • Eptesicus baverstocki Kitchener, Jones & Caputi, 1987
• Vespadelus caurinus (Thomas, 1914)
  • Eptesicus pumilus caurinus Thomas, 1914
• Vespadelus darlingtoni (Allen, 1933)
  • Eptesicus darlingtoni Allen, 1933
  • Eptesicus sagittula McKean, Richards & Price, 1978
• Vespadelus douglasorum (Kitchener, 1976)
  • Eptesicus douglasorum Kitchener, 1976
• Vespadelus finlaysoni (Kitchener, Jones & Caputi, 1987)
  • Eptesicus finlaysoni Kitchener, Jones & Caputi, 1987
• Vespadelus pumilus (J.E. Gray, 1841)
  • Scotophilus pumilus J.E. Gray, 1841
• Vespadelus regulus (Thomas, 1906)
  • Pipistrellus regulus Thomas, 1906
• Vespadelus troughtoni (Kitchener, Jones & Caputi, 1987)
  • Eptesicus troughtoni Kitchener, Jones & Caputi, 1987
• Vespadelus vulturnus (Thomas, 1914)
  • Vespertilio pygmaeus Becker, 1858
  • Eptesicus pumilus vulturnus Thomas, 1914

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