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Species profile—Mormopterus eleryi (bristle-faced free-tailed bat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Molossidae (freetail-bats) → Mormopterus eleryi (bristle-faced free-tailed bat)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Molossidae (freetail-bats)
Scientific name
Mormopterus eleryi Reardon & McKenzie, 2008
Common name
bristle-faced free-tailed bat
Type reference
Reardon, T., Adams, M., Mckenzie, N. & Jenkins, P. (2008). A new species of Australian freetail bat Mormopterus eleryi sp. nov. (Chiroptera: Molossidae) and a taxonomic reappraisal of M. norfolkensis (Gray). Zootaxa 1875: 1-31.
WildNet taxon ID
22062
Synonym(s)
Mormopterus sp. 6
Setirostris eleryi
Alternate name(s)
hairy nosed freetail bat
hairy rostrum freetail bat
hairy-lipped freetail bat
hairy rostrum mastiff bat
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22062.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024