Species Micronomus norfolkensis (J.E. Gray, 1839)
Eastern Freetail-bat, Eastern Little Mastiff-bat
- Molossus norfolkensis Gray, J.E. 1839. Descriptions of some Mammalia discovered in Cuba by W.S. MacLeay, Esq. With some account of their habits, extracted from Mr. MacLeay's notes. Annals of Natural History 4: 1-7 pl. 1 [7].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 38.10.11.56 skin & skull, Norfolk Is., see BMNH Register.
Generic Combinations
- Micronomus norfolkensis (J.E. Gray, 1839). —
Churchill, S. 2008. Australian Bats. Sydney : Allen & Unwin 2nd edition, 255 pp. [193] - Nyctinomus norfolkensis (J.E. Gray, 1839). —
Tate, G.H.H. 1952. Results of the Archbold Expeditions. No. 66 Mammals of Cape York Peninsula with notes on the occurrence of rain forest in Queensland. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 98: 563-616 [604] (new combination) - Tadarida norfolkensis (J.E. Gray, 1839). —
Hill, J.E. 1961. Indo-Australian bats of the genus Tadarida. Mammalia 25: 29-56 [44] (new combination) - Mormopterus norfolkensis (J.E. Gray, 1839). —
Freeman, P.W. 1981. A multivariate study of the family Molossidae (Mammalia, Chiroptera): morphology, ecology, evolution. Fieldiana Zoology ns 7: i-viii 1-173 [161] (new combination) - Mormopterus (Micronomus) norfolkensis (J.E. Gray, 1839). —
Reardon, T.B., McKenzie, N.L. & Adams, M. in Reardon, T.B., McKenzie, N.L., Cooper, S.J.B., Appleton, B., Carthew, S. & Adams, M. 2014. A molecular and morphological investigation of species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships in Australian free-tailed bats Mormopterus (Chiroptera : Molossidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 62: 109–136 [117]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Entirely coastal, in temperate rain forest from about Sydney to Brisbane.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal, predator, tree hole, under bark, woodland.
General References
Allison, F.R. & Hoye, G.A. 1995. Eastern Freetail-bat Mormopterus norfolkensis. pp. 484-485 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Freeman, P.W. 1981. A multivariate study of the family Molossidae (Mammalia, Chiroptera): morphology, ecology, evolution. Fieldiana Zoology ns 7: i-viii 1-173
Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 520 pp. [259-260]
Koopman, K.F. 1984. Taxonomic and distributional notes on tropical Australian bats. American Museum Novitates 2778: 1-48
Law, B.S., Chidel, M. & Turner, G. 2000. The use by wildlife of paddock trees in farmland. Pacific Conservation Biology 6: 130-143
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
Peters, W. 1881. Über die Chiropterengattung Mormopterus und die dahin gehörigen Arten. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1881: 482-485 1 pl.
Reardon, T., Adams, M., McKenzie, N. & Jenkins, P. 2008. A new species of Australian freetail bat Mormopterus eleryi sp. nov. (Chiroptera: Molossidae) and a taxonomic reappraisal of M. norfolkensis (Gray). Zootaxa 1875: 1-31 [22] (re-described)
Reardon, T.B., McKenzie, N.L., Cooper, S.J.B., Appleton, B., Carthew, S. & Adams, M. 2014. A molecular and morphological investigation of species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships in Australian free-tailed bats Mormopterus (Chiroptera : Molossidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 62(2): 109–136 (wilcoxii synonymised with Mormopterus planiceps)
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Eastern Little Mastiff-bat)
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [110] (Eastern Freetail-bat)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2018 | CHIROPTERA | 26-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 30-Jun-2014 | MOLOSSIDAE | 31-Mar-2015 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Dec-2018 | 18-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |