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Nyctophilus (long-eared bats)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The greater long-eared bat (Nyctophilus timoriensis) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. Bats are mammals that are classified into two orders Megachiroptera (megabats), in which fruit bats belong; and Microchiroptera (microbats) which includes all the other bats. Nyctophilus timoriensis is found in the following countries: Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. The south eastern form occurs in the woodlands of the Murray Darling Basin and adjacent areas, and is now referred to as Nyctophilus corbeni.
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Species

Nyctophilus arnhemensis (northern long-eared bat) (Attributes)
Nyctophilus bifax (eastern long-eared bat) (Attributes)
Nyctophilus corbeni (South-eastern Long-eared Bat) (Vulnerable)
Nyctophilus daedalus
Nyctophilus geoffroyi (lesser long-eared bat) (Attributes)
Nyctophilus gouldi (Gould's long-eared bat) (Attributes)
Nyctophilus heran (Sunda long-eared bat) (Attributes)
Nyctophilus holtorum
Nyctophilus howensis (Lord Howe Long-eared Bat) (Extinct) (Attributes)
Nyctophilus major
Nyctophilus microdon (small-toothed long-eared bat) (Attributes)
Nyctophilus microtis (New Guinea long-eared bat) (Attributes)
Nyctophilus nebulosus (New Caledonia Long-eared Bat) (Critically Endangered) (Attributes)
Nyctophilus sherrini (Tasmanian Long-eared Bat) (Vulnerable)
Nyctophilus shirleyae
Nyctophilus walkeri (pygmy long-eared bat) (Attributes)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Not determined do to incomplete vulnerability data.
ED Score: 4.84
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  11.7 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  100 %
Litter Size [3]  2
Nocturnal [2]  Yes

Ecoregions

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Southwest Australia Australia No
Wallacea East Timor, Indonesia No

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0