Species Vespadelus finlaysoni (Kitchener, Jones & Caputi, 1987)
Finlayson's Cave Bat
- Eptesicus finlaysoni Kitchener, D.J., Jones, B. & Caputi, N. 1987. Revision of Australian Eptesicus (Microchiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 13: 427-500 [456].
Type data:
Holotype WAM M22407 ♂body (wet) & skull, Cossack, WA [20°41'S 117°11'E].
Generic Combinations
- Pipistrellus finlaysoni (Kitchener, Jones & Caputi, 1987).
Distribution
IBRA
NT, Qld, SA, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Ranges (CR), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Murchison (MUR), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Aerial, carnivorous, caves, volant.
General References
Maddock, T.H. & McLeod, A.N. 1976. Observations on the Little Brown Bat, Eptesicus pumilus caurinus Thomas, in the Tennant Creek area of the Northern Territory. Part one: Introduction and breeding biology. South Australian Naturalist 50: 42-50
Reardon, T.B. 1995. Finlayson's Cave Bat Vespadelus finlaysoni. pp. 539-540 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 (Finlayson's Cave Bat)