Vespadelus vulturnus (Thomas 1914)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Vespertilionidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 451-529 : 497

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scientific name	Vespadelus vulturnus (Thomas 1914)
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[Vespadelus] vulturnus (Thomas 1914) , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 13: 440.

Type Locality: Australia, Tasmania.

Vernacular Names: Little Forest Bat.

Synonyms: Vespadelus pygmaeus Becker 1858 .

Distribution: SE Australia including Tasmania.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc) as Eptesicus vulturnus .

Discussion: pumilus species group. Includes pygmaeus ; see McKean et al. (1978). Does not include baverstocki ; see Kitchener et al. (1987) and Queale (1997). This complex may include more than one species; see Adams et al. (1987).