Nyctophilus microdon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vespertilionoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Ordo: Chiroptera Subordo: Yangochiroptera Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea

Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Nyctophilini
Genus: Nyctophilus
Species: Nyctophilus microdon

Name

Nyctophilus microdon Laurie & Hill, 1954: 78

• Holotype: BMNH 53.218, adult ♂, body in alcohol with skull extracted, collected by F. Shaw Mayer on 28 January 1951.
• Type locality: “Welya, west of Hagen Range, central highlands, North-East New Guinea [=Papua New Guinea], 7000 ft [=2,134 m]”.

Native distribution areas

• Papua New Guinea: Sandaun, Hela and Chimbu provinces.

References

Primary references

• Laurie, E.M.O. & Hill, J.E. 1954. List of Land Mammals of New Guinea, Celebes and Adjacent Islands 1758–1952. British Museum: London. 175 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Bonaccorso, F., Hamilton, S. & Parnaby, H. 2008. IUCN: Nyctophilus microdon  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T15007A4487792. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T15007A4487792.en. Accessed on 19 January 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Small-toothed Long-eared Bat