作者: H. E. Parnaby
DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2009.005
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摘要: A comparative morphological and morphometric assessment was undertaken of material from mainland Australia, Tasmania Papua New Guinea that has previously been referred to as the Greater Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus timoriensis (Geoffroy, 1806). Five taxa are recognised: N. major Gray, 1844 south-western Western Australia; tor subsp. nov. southern Australia east Eyre Peninsula, South corbeni sp. eastern through Victoria Queensland; sherrini Thomas, 1915 Tasmania, shirleyae sp. Mt Missim, Guinea. Vespertilio Geoffroy is regarded nomen dubium due uncertainty surrounding provenance original specimen(s), lack a definite type specimen, sufficient detail in description illustration relate name singular, currently recognised species.This review required consideration two not usually asso...