Taphozous australis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Emballonuroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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: 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: Emballonuroidea

Taphozous australis Gould, 1854: pl. 32

Syntypes: BMNH 1855.11.7.10 and BMNH 1855.11.7.11, collected by John MacGillivray in October 1848.
Type locality: “the maritime caves in the sandstone cliffs of Albany Island, Cape York”.

Gould, J. 1845–1863. The Mammals of Australia. 3 volumes, 13 parts. Personal publication: London. LXI + 730pp, 182 plates. Volume I: BHL, Volume II: BHL, Volume III: BHL Reference page.

Armstrong, K.N. 2021. IUCN: Taphozous australis (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T21452A22112046. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T21452A22112046.en. Accessed on 12 May 2025.

English: Coastal Tomb Bat