Rhinonicteris aurantia (Gray 1845)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Hipposideridae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 365-379 : 378

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11346496
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scientific name	Rhinonicteris aurantia (Gray 1845)
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[Rhinolophus] aurantius Gray 1845 , in: Eyre, Central Australia, Vol. 1: 405.

Type Locality: Australia, Northern Territory, Port Essington.

Vernacular Names: Orange Leaf-nosed Bat.

Distribution: N Western Australia, Northern Territory and NW Queensland ( Australia).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Sometimes spelled " aurantius ", but " aurantia " is the correct spelling in combination with Rhinonicteris . Reviewed by Armstrong (2002).