Species profile—Mormopterus ridei (eastern free-tailed bat)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Mammalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (mammals) → Molossidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia&family=molossidae ) (freetail-bats) → Mormopterus ridei (eastern free-tailed bat)

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=22061&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=22061&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=22061 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (animals)
Class
Mammalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia ) (mammals)
Family
Molossidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=mammalia&family=molossidae ) (freetail-bats)
Scientific name
Mormopterus ridei (Felten, 1964)
Common name
eastern free-tailed bat
Type reference
Felten, H. (1964). Zur Taxonomie indo-australischer Fledermäuse der Gattung Tadarida (Mammalia, Chiroptera). Senckenbergiana Biologica 45, 1-13.
WildNet taxon ID
22061
Synonym(s)
Mormopterus loriae ridei
Ozimops ridei
Mormopterus sp. 2
Mormopterus species 1.
Tadarida loriae ridei
Mormopterus planiceps ridei
Alternate name(s)
eastern freetail-bat
Ride's free-tailed bat
eastern freetail bat
east coast mastiff bat
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22061 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22061 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.