Species Nyctophilus walkeri Thomas, 1892
Pygmy Long-eared Bat
- Nyctophilus walkeri Thomas, O. 1892. Description of a third species of the genus Nyctophilus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 9: 405-406 [406].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 92.4.4.1 ♀ skin (wet) & skull, Adelaide River, NT.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Predator, volant.
General References
Churchill, S.K., Hall, L.S. & Helman, P.M. 1984. Observations on long-eared bats (Vespertilionidae: Nyctophilus) from northern Australia. Australian Mammalogy 7: 17-28
Friend, G.R. & Braithwaite, R.W. 1986. Bat fauna of Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Australian Mammalogy 9: 43-52
Kitchener, D.J. 1995. Pygmy Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus walkeri. pp. 508-509 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Pygmy Long-eared Bat)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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22-Nov-2010 | 22-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
04-Dec-2018 | 18-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |