Species Scoteanax rueppellii (Peters, 1866)
Greater Broad-nosed Bat
- Nycticejus rueppellii Peters, W. 1866. Über einige neue oder weniger bekannte Flederthiere. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1866: 16-25 [21] [as Nycticejus rüppellii].
Type data:
Holotype SMF 4284 skin (skull not extracted), 'Sydney in Westaustralien'.
Generic Combinations
- Scoteanax rueppellii (Peters, 1866).
- Nycticeius rueppellii (Peters, 1866).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, closed forest, open forest, predator, subtropical, volant, woodland.
General References
Dwyer, P.D. 1965. Flight patterns of some eastern Australian bats. Victorian Naturalist 82: 36-41
Hoye, G.A. & Richards, G.C. 1995. Greater Broad-nosed Bat Scoteanax rueppellii. pp. 527-528 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Kitchener, D.J. & Caputi, N. 1985. Systematic revision of Australian Scoteanax and Scotorepens (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with remarks on relationships to other Nycticeiini. Records of the Western Australian Museum 12: 85-146
Koopman, K.F. 1978. The genus Nycticeius (Vespertilionidae), with special reference to tropical Australia. pp. 165-171 in Olembo, R.J., Castelino, J.B. & Mutere, F.A. (eds). Proceedings of the 4th International Bat Research Conference. Nairobi : Kenya Literature Bureau.
Koopman, K.F. 1984. Taxonomic and distributional notes on tropical Australian bats. American Museum Novitates 2778: 1-48
McKean, J.L. 1966. Some new distributional records of Broad-nosed Bats (Nycticeius spp.). Victorian Naturalist 83: 25-30
McKean, J.L. & Hamilton-Smith, E. 1967. Litter size and maternity sites in Australian bats (Chiroptera). Victorian Naturalist 84: 203-206
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
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
Woodside, D.P. & Long, A. 1984. Observations on the feeding habits of the greater broad-nosed bat, Nycticeius rueppellii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Australian Mammalogy 7: 121-129
Woodside, D.P. & Long, A. 1984. Observations on the feeding habits of the Greater Broad-nosed Bat, Nycticeus rueppellii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Australian Mammalogy 7: 121-129
Woodside, D.P. & Taylor, K.J. 1985. Echolocation calls of fourteen bats from eastern New South Wales. Australian Mammalogy 8: 279-298
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Greater Broad-nosed 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) |