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Species profile—Nyctophilus bifax (northern long-eared bat)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Mammalia (mammals) → Vespertilionidae (Vespertilionid Bats) → Nyctophilus bifax (northern long-eared bat)

Photo of Nyctophilus bifax (northern long-eared bat) - Hogan, L.,Queensland Herbarium, DES,1995

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Mammalia (mammals)
Family
Vespertilionidae (Vespertilionid Bats)
Scientific name
Nyctophilus bifax Thomas, 1915
Common name
northern long-eared bat
Type reference
Thomas, O. (1915). Notes on the genus Nyctophilus. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8). 15: 493-499.
WildNet taxon ID
946
Synonym(s)
Nyctophilus bifax bifax
Nyctophilus gouldi bifax
Alternate name(s)
north Queensland long-eared bat
eastern long-eared bat
northern longeared 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=946.

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

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Last updated
8 March 2022