Mormopterus norfolkensis
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Molossidae
Subfamilia: Molossinae
Genus: Mormopterus
Species: Mormopterus norfolkensis
Name
[edit]Mormopterus norfolkensis (Gray, 1840)
Type locality: Australia, Norfolk Island.
Synonyms
[edit]- Molossus norfolkensis Gray, 1840: 7 (Original combination)
- Mormopterus (Micronomus) norfolkensis (Gray, 1840)
- Micronomus norfolkensis (Gray, 1840) (see Jackson & Groves, 2015)
- wilcoxii Krefft, 1871
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Gray, J.E. 1840. Descriptions of some Mammalia discovered in Cuba by W. S. MacLeay, Esq. Annals of Natural History 4(21): 1–7. BHL Reference page.
- Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. CSIRO Publishing: Clayton. 529 pp. ISBN 978-1-486-30012-9. Reference page.
- 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. [Abstract & excerpt: [1]]
Links
[edit]- Conservation status: IUCN: Mormopterus norfolkensis (Near Threatened)
- Mormopterus norfolkensis in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Distribution
[edit]- South-East Queensland
- East New South Wales (Australia)
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Eastern Little Mastiff Bat.