Chalinolobus gouldii (Gray 1841)

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 : 484

Chalinolobus gouldii (Gray 1841)

[Scotophilus] gouldii Gray 1841 , Appendix C in: J. Two Exped. Aust., Vol. 2: 401.

Type Locality: Australia, Tasmania, Launceston.

Vernacular Names: Gould's Wattled Bat.

Synonyms: Chalinolobus venatoris Thomas 1908 .

Distribution: Australia but not Cape York Peninsula N of Cardwell; Tasmania, Norfolk Isl ( Australia).

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

Discussion: Reviewed by Tidemann (1986) and Chruszez and Barclay (2002), although note that they included neocaledonicus in this species. Does not include neocaledonicus , see Flannery (1995 b) and discussion under that species. The population from Norfolk Isl (as yet unnamed) may also represent a distinct species, see Flannery (1995 b).