Nyctophilus microtis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Nyctophilini
Genus: Nyctophilus
Species: Nyctophilus microtis

Name

Nyctophilus microtis Thomas, 1888: 226

• Holotype: BMNH 1888.4.14.1, adult ♂, body in alcohol, obtained by H.O. Forbes.
• Type locality: “Sogere, South-east New Guinea”.

Synonyms

• Nyctophilus microtis bicolor Thomas, 1915: 498
  • Holotype: BMNH 1905.11.28.2, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by A.S. Meek on 20 December 1904.
  • Type locality: “Aroa River, British New Guinea. Near coast”.

• Lamingtona lophorhina McKean & Calaby, 1968: 373
  • Holotype: SAMA M6404, ♀, skin and skull, purchased from C.T. McNamara in December 1929.
  • Type locality: “Mt. Lamington, south-eastern Papua (Lat. 8°55′S. Long. 148°10′)”.

Native distribution areas

• Papua New Guinea: including New Britain and New Ireland.
• Indonesia: Papua province.

References

Primary references

• Thomas, O. 1888. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 6 2: 226. BHL
• Thomas, O. 1915. Notes on the genus Nyctophilus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 8 15: 493–99. DOI: 10.1080/00222931508693662
• McKean, J.L. & Calaby, J.H. 1968. A new genus and two new species of bats from New Guinea. Mammalia 32(3): 372–378. DOI: 10.1515/mamm.1968.32.3.372 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hill, J.E. & Koopman, K.F. 1981. The status of Lamingtona lophorhina McKean & Calaby, 1968 (Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 41(5): 275–278. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: New Guinea Long-eared Bat