Nyctophilus shirleyae

Taxonavigation edit

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

Nyctophilus shirleyae Parnaby, 2009: 70

Holotype: AM M37711 (field number 8005), adult ♀, body in alcohol and skull extracted, collected by H. Parnaby on 8 July 1988.
Type locality: “Southwestern slopes of Mt Missim, Kuper Range, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, 17°16’S, 146°46’E”.
Paratypes (n=2): AM M37710 (field number 8004), adult ♀, same data as for the holotype; AM M37712 (field number 8025), adult ♀, from “the southwestern slopes of Mt Missim, Kuper Range, PNG: the site (17°15’S, 146°47’E) was of higher altitude than the type locality”, collected by H. Parnaby on 11 July 1988.

Parnaby, H.E. 2009. A taxonomic review of Australian Greater Long-eared Bats previously known as Nyctophilus timoriensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) and some associated taxa. Australian Zoologist 35(1): 39–81. DOI: 10.7882/AZ.2009.005 Reference page.

English: Mount Missim Long-eared Bat