Nyctophilus Leach, 1821. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 13: 78.
Nyctophilus geoffroyi Leach, 1821
Nyctophilus arnhemensis Johnson, 1959.
Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 72: 184.
Northern Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus bifax Thomas, 1915.
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 8, 15: 496.
Bifax Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus corbeni Parnaby, 2009.
Australian Zool. 35(1): 46.
Corben's Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus daedalus Thomas, 1915.
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 8, 15: 498.
Artful Long-Eared Bat
Nyctophilus geoffroyi Leach, 1821.
Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 13: 78.
Lesser Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus gouldi Tomes, 1858.
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1858: 31.
Gould's Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus heran Kitchener, How & Maharadatunkamsi, 1991.
Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 15: 100.
Sundan Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus holtorum Parnaby, King & Eldridge, 2021.
Rec. Aust. Mus. 73(1): 60.
Holt's Long-eared Bat
Australia, Western Australia, State Forest c. 10 km northeast of Waroona
SW Western Australia
CITES - Not Listed (new species). IUCN - Least Concern (2022).
References:
Parnaby, H.E., A.G. King, and M.D.B. Eldridge. 2021. A new bat species from Southwestern Western Australia previously assigned to Gould's Long-eared bat Nyctophilus gouldi Tomes, 1858. Records of the Australian Museum 73(1): 53-66. Read article.
Nyctophilus howensis McKean, 1975.
Aust. Mammalogy 1: 330.
Lord Howe Island Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus major Gray , 1844.
Zool. Voy. H.M.S. "Erebus" and "Terror," 12b, plate 21, fig. 2.
Greater Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus microdon Laurie & Hill, 1954.
List of Land Mammals of New Guinea, Celebes, and adjacent Islands p. 78.
Small-toothed Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus microtis Thomas, 1888.
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 6, 2: 226.
New Guinea Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus nebulosus Parnaby, 2002.
Aust. Mammal. 23: 116.
New Caledonian Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus sherrini Thomas , 1915.
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 8, 15: 495.
Tasmanian Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus shirleyae Parnaby, 2009.
Australian Zool. 35(1): 70.
Shirley's Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus timoriensis (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806).
Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 8: 200.
Timor Long-eared Bat
Vespertilio timoriensis
Timor [Indonesia]
Timor [Indonesia and Timor Leste]
CITES - Not listed (under Nyctophilus major) (2023). IUCN - Not Evaluated (raised from synonymy).
Most recently considered a nomen dubium. Likely conspecific with heran to which it appears similar morphologically and molecularly; see Parnaby and Helgen (2023). Does not include major, corbeni, sherrini, and shirleyae; see Parnaby (2009). The continuing presence of this species on Timor was in doubt until the recent capture of three sub-adult specimens in Timor Leste, but molecular testing is still need to confidently assign these specimens to a particular species. Although Parnaby and Helgen (2023) have tentatively identified what may be the holotype of this species, further molecular tests are needed to support this contention. For a detailed discussion of the complex taxonomic history of timoriensis see Parnaby (2009) and Parnaby and Helgen (2023).
References:
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1806. Sur le genre et les espèces de Vespertilion, l'un des genres de la famille des Chauve-souris. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 8(): 187-205. Read article.
Parnaby, H.E, and K.M. Helgen. 2023. Rediscovery of the Long-eared Bat genus Nyctophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Timor and a reassessment of Nyctophilus timoriensis. Records of the Australian Museum 75(5): 629-652. Read article.
Parnaby, H.E. 2009. A taxonomic review of Australian Greater Long-eared Bats previously known as Nyctophilus timoriensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) and some associated taxa. Australian Zoologist 35(1): 39-81. Read article.
Nyctophilus walkeri Thomas, 1892.
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 6, 9: 406.
Pygmy Long-eared Bat
Closely related to daedalus.