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Nyctophilus

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The list of species of Nyctophilus genus

Nyctophilus is a genus of the vespertilionids or vesper bats. They are often termed Australian big-eared bats or long-eared bats, as the length of their ears often greatly exceeds that of the head. This genus occurs in the New Guinean-Australian region.

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Lord Howe long-eared bat

Nyctophilus howensis

The Lord Howe long-eared bat (Nyctophilus howensis ) was a vespertilionid bat known only by a single specimen, a skull found on Lord Howe Island in 1972. A mammalian insectivorous species resembling the long-eared Nyctophilus, with an elongated head...

Nyctophilus geoffroyi

Nyctophilus geoffroyi is a vespertilionid bat, a flying nocturnal mammal found in Australia, The species is relatively common. They have been referred to as the lesser long-eared bat.

Gould's long-eared bat

Nyctophilus gouldi

Gould's long-eared bat (Nyctophilus gouldi ) is a microbat found in southern regions of Australia. It occurs in eastern Australia, from Queensland to Victoria, and in a smaller isolated range in the south-west of Western Australia.

New Caledonian long-eared bat

Nyctophilus nebulosus

The New Caledonian long-eared bat, species Nyctophilus nebulosus, is a vespertilionid bat found in New Caledonia. They are only recorded at Mount Koghis, near Nouméa, and the population is decreasing.

Eastern long-eared bat

Nyctophilus bifax

The eastern long-eared bat, species Nyctophilus bifax, is a small flying mammal, a vespertilionid bat. It is found in eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Nyctophilus major

Nyctophilus major, referred to as a western long-eared bat, is a species found in forests and woodlands of Southwest Australia.

Nyctophilus corbeni

The south-eastern long-eared bat or Corben's long-eared bat (Nyctophilus corbeni ), is a species of bat found in Australia. It occurs in the woodlands of the Murray Darling Basin and adjacent areas.

Pygmy long-eared bat

Nyctophilus walkeri

The pygmy long-eared bat (Nyctophilus walkeri ) is a vespertilionid bat, found in the north of the Australian continent. An insectivorous flying hunter, they are one of the tiniest mammals in Australia, weighing only a few grams and one or two...

Nyctophilus daedalus

Nyctophilus daedalus is a species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae, a flying mammal endemic to northern Australia. They are also referred to as the pallid long-eared bat or northern long-eared bat.

Small-toothed long-eared bat

Nyctophilus microdon

The small-toothed long-eared bat, species Nyctophilus microdon, is a vespertilionid bat. This flying mammal is found only in Papua New Guinea.

Sunda long-eared bat

Nyctophilus heran

The Sunda long-eared bat (Nyctophilus heran ) is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Indonesia.

New Guinea long-eared bat

Nyctophilus microtis

The New Guinea long-eared bat, species Nyctophilus microtis, is a small flying mammal. It is found only in Papua New Guinea.

Nyctophilus arnhemensis

Nyctophilus arnhemensis, known as the northern or Arnhem long-eared bat, is a species of Chiroptera (bats) native to northern regions of Australia. The distribution range is from north-western Queensland to northern Western Australia.

Mount Missim long-eared bat

Nyctophilus shirleyae

The Mount Missim long-eared bat (Nyctophilus shirleyae ) is a species of slit-faced bat found in Papua New Guinea.