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Species profile—Mormopterus lumsdenae (northern free-tailed bat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Molossidae (freetail-bats) → Mormopterus lumsdenae (northern free-tailed bat)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Molossidae (freetail-bats)
Scientific name
Mormopterus lumsdenae Reardon, McKenzie & Adams, 2014
Common name
northern free-tailed bat
Type reference
Reardon, T.B., McKenzie, N.L., Cooper, S.J.B., Appleton, B., Carthew, S. & Adams, M. (2014). A molecular and morphological investigation of species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships in Australian free-tailed bats Mormopterus (Chiroptera : Molossidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 62(2), 109-136.
WildNet taxon ID
998
Synonym(s)
Mormopterus beccarii
Ozimops lumsdenae
Mormopterus sp. 1
Mormopterus loriae
Tadarida loriae
Tadarida beccarii
Alternate name(s)
Beccari's freetail bat
Beccari's scurrying-bat
northern scurrying-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=998.

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