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Species profile—Nyctophilus geoffroyi (lesser long-eared bat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Vespertilionidae (Vespertilionid Bats) → Nyctophilus geoffroyi (lesser long-eared bat)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Vespertilionidae (Vespertilionid Bats)
Scientific name
Nyctophilus geoffroyi Leach, 1821
Common name
lesser long-eared bat
Type reference
Leach, W.E. (1821). The characters of seven genera of bats with foliaceous appendages to the nose. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 13:73-82.
WildNet taxon ID
935
Alternate name(s)
lesser longeared bat
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

Other resources

Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
Atlas of Living Australia

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=935

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

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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