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Species profile—Phoniscus papuensis (golden-tipped bat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Vespertilionidae (Vespertilionid Bats) → Phoniscus papuensis (golden-tipped bat)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Vespertilionidae (Vespertilionid Bats)
Scientific name
Phoniscus papuensis (Dobson, 1878)
Common name
golden-tipped bat
Type reference
Dobson, G.E. (1878) Catalogue of the Chiroptera in the collection of the British Museum xlii, 567 pp.
WildNet taxon ID
952
Synonym(s)
Kerivoula papuensis
Alternate name(s)
dome-headed 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=952.

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