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Species profile—Vespadelus troughtoni (eastern cave bat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Vespertilionidae (Vespertilionid Bats) → Vespadelus troughtoni (eastern cave bat)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Vespertilionidae (Vespertilionid Bats)
Scientific name
Vespadelus troughtoni Kitchener, Jones & Caputi, 1987
Common name
eastern cave bat
Type reference
Kitchener, D.J. Jones, B., and Caputi, N. (1987) Revision of Australian Eptesicus (Microchiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 13:427-500.
WildNet taxon ID
928
Synonym(s)
Eptesicus troughtoni
Eptesicus pumilus pumilus
Alternate name(s)
Troughtons eptesicus
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=928.

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

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024