Species Chalinolobus dwyeri Ryan, 1966
Large Pied Bat, Large-eared Pied Bat
- Chalinolobus dwyeri Ryan, R.M. 1966. A new and some imperfectly known Australian Chalinolobus and the taxonomic status of African Glauconycteris. Journal of Mammalogy 47: 86-91 [89].
Type data:
Holotype NMV C4021 ♂ skin & skull, mine tunnel, Copeton, 14 miles S of Inverell, NSW.
Distribution
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Ecological Descriptors
Caves, gregarious, predator, volant, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Roosts include mines and mud nests of Fairy Martins, hibernates*.
General References
Dwyer, P.D. 1966. Observations on Chalinolobus dwyeri (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Australia. Journal of Mammalogy 47: 716-718
Hoye, G.A. & Dwyer, P.D. 1995. Large-eared Pied Bat Chalinolobus dwyeri. pp. 510-511 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
McKean, J.L. & Hamilton-Smith, E. 1967. Litter size and maternity sites in Australian bats (Chiroptera). Victorian Naturalist 84: 203-206
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study (Large Pied Bat)
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [110] (Large-eared Pied Bat)