Nyctophilus heran

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Vespertilionini
Genus: Nyctophilus
Species: Nyctophilus heran

Name

Nyctophilus heran Kitchener, How & Maharadatunkamsi, 1991: 100

• Holotype: WAM M32252, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by D.J. Kitchener, R.A. How and Maharadatunkamsi on 5 November 1989.
• Type locality: “Kampong Merdeka, Desa Hadakewa, Pulau Lembata, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (8°22'S, 123°31'E) at sea level”.

Native distribution areas

• Indonesia: Lesser Sundas: Lembata Island.

References

Primary references

• Kitchener, D.J., How, R.A. & Maharadatunkamsi 1991. A new species of Nyctophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Lembata Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(1): 97–107. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hutson, A.M., Kingston, T., Francis, C.M. & Senawi, J. 2016. IUCN: Nyctophilus heran  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T15005A22009360. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T15005A22009360.en. Accessed on 23 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Sundan Long-eared Bat