Animalz

Nyctophilus

  • Bifax Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus bifax
    Bifax Long-eared Bat
    Photo: Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA · CC BY 2.0

    It has large ears, a simple noseleaf, a brown back, and paler underparts. It roosts by day under bark or in tree hollows.

  • Lesser Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus geoffroyi
    Lesser Long-eared Bat
    Photo: prossington · CC BY 4.0

    The lesser long-eared bat is recorded in Victoria, southeastern Australia. It roosts in tree hollows and buildings and has long ears.

  • Gould's Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi
    Gould's Long-eared Bat
    Photo: Steve Llewellyn · CC BY 4.0

    Gould's Long-eared Bat has long ears and short, broad wings. It roosts in tree hollows and catches insects close to the ground.

  • Arnhem Land long-eared bat Nyctophilus arnhemensis

    The Arnhem Land long-eared bat occurs across northern Australia. It roosts alone under bark and other sheltered places, and hunts insects with slow flights near forest leaves.

  • Corben's Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus corbeni

    This long-eared bat occurs in southeastern Australia. The New South Wales species profile says it hunts among low vegetation and near the ground.

  • Pallid Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus daedalus

    The Pallid Long-eared Bat has very large, broad ears, pale sandy-brown fur above, and lighter brown fur below. HMW records it in wet forests and describes daytime roosts beneath bark and in tree hollows.

  • Sunda long-eared bat Nyctophilus heran

    The Sunda Long-eared Bat is a Nyctophilus bat known from a type locality on Lembata Island, Indonesia. Only one specimen is known, and its relationship to close relatives has been debated.

  • Holt's Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus holtorum

    This long-eared bat is restricted to forests in southwestern Western Australia. Genetic and morphological comparisons showed that the western population once treated as the same species as eastern long-eared bats is distinct.

  • Greater Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus major

    This large-eared bat occurs across southwestern and southern Australia. HMW describes it listening for prey while perched in several woodland and forest types, with crickets among its common prey.

  • Small-toothed Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus microdon

    This small bat of New Guinea's central highlands has very large ears for its body size. High-elevation forest records exist, but the species remains poorly known.

  • New Guinea Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus microtis

    The New Guinea Long-eared Bat is endemic to New Guinea. A YUS survey profile distinguishes it by narrower, more tapered, lightly haired ears compared with related species.

  • New Caledonian Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus nebulosus

    This long-eared bat is recorded from Grande Terre in New Caledonia. The type specimens were collected at Mount Koghis.

  • Lesser Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus geoffroyi

    The lesser long-eared bat is recorded in Victoria, southeastern Australia. It roosts in tree hollows and buildings and has long ears.

  • Gould's Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi

    Gould's Long-eared Bat has long ears and short, broad wings. It roosts in tree hollows and catches insects close to the ground.

  • Bifax Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus bifax

    It has large ears, a simple noseleaf, a brown back, and paler underparts. It roosts by day under bark or in tree hollows.