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Nyctophilus
Sign in to saveNyctophilus is a genus of the vespertilionids or vesper bats. They are often termed Australian big-eared bats or long-eared bats, as the length of their ears often greatly exceeds that of the head. They are sometimes colloquially called “Monbats”.:This genus occurs in the New Guinean-Australian region.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderChiroptera
- FamilyVespertilionidae
Nyctophilus est un genre de chauves-souris. Liste des espèces Nyctophilus arnhemensis Johnson, 1959 Nyctophilus geoffroyi Leach, 1821 Nyctophilus gouldi Tomes, 1858 Nyctophilus heran Kitchener, How and Maharadatunkamsi, 1991 Nyctophilus microdon Laurie and Hill, 1954 Nyctophilus microtis Thomas, 1888 Nyctophilus timoriensis (E. Geoffroy, 1806) Nyctophilus walkeri Thomas, 1892 Nyctophilus nebulosus Nyctophile nébuleux ou Nyctophile néo-calédonien, de découverte récente Voir aussi
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 298
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Collections
- ANWC, NMV, AM, WAM
- Recorded in
- Australia, Papua New Guinea
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Encyclopedic overview
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Nyctophilus is a genus of the vespertilionids or vesper bats. They are often termed Australian big-eared bats or long-eared bats, as the length of their ears often greatly exceeds that of the head. They are sometimes colloquially called “Monbats”.:This genus occurs in the New Guinean-Australian region.
== Taxonomy == The first description of the genus was published in 1821 by William Elford Leach. The name Nyctophilus means night-loving and is derived from the combination of Ancient Greek nyktos and philos.
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