Range extension of the Little Forest Bat Vespadelus vulturnus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) into a semi-arid area of central Queensland, Australia

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 392-397

  Young, R A ^a   Ford, G I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Department of Environment ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bat; Latitudinal size variation; Queensland; Range extension; Semi arid zone; Smallest mammal; Vespadelus vulturnus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012855158     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.1998.004     Document Type: Article

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