Subspecies Miniopterus orianae orianae Thomas, 1922
Northern Bent-winged Bat
- Miniopterus orianae Thomas, O. 1922. A new bat of the genus Miniopterus from N. Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 10: 616-617 [616].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 22.10.8.1 ♂ skin & skull, cave in Kasurina Bay, 17 miles from Darwin, NT sea level, see skin label.
Generic Combinations
- Miniopterus blepotis orianae (Thomas, 1922). —
Troughton, E.G. 1967. Furred Animals of Australia. Sydney : Angus and Robertson Ninth edition, pp.xxxii, 384, 25 pl. [287] - Miniopterus schreibersii orianae (Thomas, 1922). —
Johnson, D.H. 1964. Mammals of the Arnhem Land Expedition. 427-515 pls 1-16 in Specht, R.L. (ed.). Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. Zoology. Parkville : Melbourne University Press Vol. 4 xvii 533 pp. [476]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Miniopterus schreibersii Kuhl, 1817 [a misidentification]. —
Mahoney, J.A. & Walton, D.W. 1988. Vespertilionidae. pp. 128-145 in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 5 x 274 pp. [136] (as junior synonym)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Distribution References
Common Name References
Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 520 pp. [263] (Northern Bent-winged Bat)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIROPTERA | 14-Aug-2018 | ADDED |