Nyctophilus Leach, 1821. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 13: 78.
Nyctophilus geoffroyi Leach, 1821
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) IUCN - Not Evaluated (raised from synonymy).
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.
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).