Species Rhinonicteris aurantia (J.E. Gray, 1845)

CAVS: 1314

Orange Leaf-nosed Bat, Golden Horseshoe Bat, Orange Horseshoe Bat

 

Generic Combinations

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

 

Introduction

Van Dyck & Strahan (2008: 470) include an 'unnamed Pilbara form', awaiting formal classification.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA

NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Ecological Descriptors

Cave dweller, gregarious, insectivorous, predator.

Extra Ecological Information

Insectivore.

 

General References

Armstrong, K.N. 2000. Roost microclimates of the bat Rhinonicteris aurantius in limestone cave in Geike Gorge, Western Australia. Australian Mammalogy 22: 69-70

Armstrong, K.N. 2001. The roost habitat and distribution of the orange leaf-nosed bat, Rhinonicteris aurantius, in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Wildlife Research 28: 95-104

Armstrong, K.N. 2006. Resolving the correct nomenclature of the orange leaf-nosed bat Rhinonicteris aurantia (Gray, 1845) (Hipposideridae). Australian Mammalogy 28: 125-130

Armstrong, K.N. & Coles, R.B. 2007. Echolocation call frequency differences between isolates of Rhinonicteris aurantia (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae): implications of nasal chamber size. Journal of Mammalogy 88: 94-104

Churchill, S.K. 1991. Distribution, abundance and roost selection of the orange horseshoe-bat, Rhinonycteris aurantius, a tropical cave-dweller. Australian Wildlife Research 18: 343-353

Churchill, S.K. 1995. Reproductive ecology of the orange horseshoe bat, Rhinonycteris aurantius (Hipposideridae : Chiroptera), a tropical cave dweller. Wildlife Research 22: 687-698

Churchill, S.K., Helman, P.M. & Hall, L.S. 1988. Distribution, populations and status of the orange horseshoe bat, Rhinonicteris aurantius (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae). Australian Mammalogy 11: 27-33

Friend, G.R. & Braithwaite, R.W. 1986. Bat fauna of Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Australian Mammalogy 9: 43-52

Hill, J.E. 1982. A review of the leaf-nosed bats Rhinonycteris, Cloeotis and Triaenops (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 33: 165-186

Jolly, S. 1988. Five colonies of the orange horseshoe bat, Rhinonycteris aurantius (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) in the Northern Territory. Australian Wildlife Research 15: 41-49

Jolly, S. & Hand, S. 1995. Orange Leafnosed-bat Rhinonicteris aurantius. pp. 464-465 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.

Kulzer, E., Nelson, J.E., McKean, J.L. & Möhres, F.P. 1970. Untersuchungen über die Temperaturregulation australischer Fledermäuse (Microchiroptera). Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Physiologie 69: 426-451

Stephan, H., Nelson, J.E. & Frahm, H.D. 1981. Brain size comparison in Chiroptera. Zeitschrift für Zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung 19: 195-222

Stephan, H. & Nelson, J.E. 1981. Brains of Australian Chiroptera 1. Encephalization and macromorphology. Australian Journal of Zoology 29: 653-670

van Dyck, S. & Strahan, R. 2008. The Mammals of Australia. Third Edition. Sydney : Reed New Holland 887 pp. [470]

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

 

Common Name References

ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Orange Leaf-nosed Bat)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
12-Dec-2022 CHIROPTERA 12-Dec-2022 MOVED
31-Mar-2015 31-Mar-2015 MOVED
04-Dec-2018 18-Nov-2010 MOVED
12-Feb-2010 (import)