Species Nyctophilus arnhemensis Johnson, 1959
Arnhem Long-eared Bat
- Nyctophilus arnhemensis Johnson, D.H. 1959. Four new mammals from the Northern Territory of Australia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 72: 183-187 [184].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 284240 ♂ skin & skull (the registration number, USNM 284249, recorded by Johnson loc. cit. for the holotype is incorrect), Rocky Bay, S of Yirrkala, Cape Arnhem Peninsula, NT.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Groote Eylandt, Sir Edward Pellew Group.
IBRA
NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Mangrove, open forest, predator, under bark, volant, woodland.
General References
Churchill, S.K., Hall, L.S. & Helman, P.M. 1984. Observations on long-eared bats (Vespertilionidae: Nyctophilus) from northern Australia. Australian Mammalogy 7: 17-28
Friend, G.R. & Braithwaite, R.W. 1986. Bat fauna of Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Australian Mammalogy 9: 43-52
McKenzie, N.L. 1995. Northern Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus arnhemensis. pp. 498-500 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study (Arnhem Long-eared Bat)