A taxonomic review of australian greater long-eared bats previously known as Nyctophilias ťimoriensis (Chiroptera:Vespertilionidae) and some associated taxa

Australian Zoologist

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-81

  Parnaby, H E ^a,b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b Climate Change and Water NSW ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bat taxonomy; Long eared bat nyctophilus timoriensis; Microchiroptera; New species; Nyctophilus; Papua new guinea; Tasmania; Timor

Indexed keywords

BAT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNDA ISLES; TIMOR;

BIFAX; CHIROPTERA; DAEDALUS; MICROCHIROPTERA; NYCTOPHILUS; NYCTOPHILUS ARNHEMENSIS; NYCTOPHILUS BIFAX; NYCTOPHILUS MAJOR; NYCTOPHILUS TIMORIENSIS; VESPERTILIO; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 70350680544     PISSN: 00672238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2009.005     Document Type: Review

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