Nyctophilus geoffroyi Leach 1821

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 : 469

Nyctophilus geoffroyi Leach 1821

Nyctophilus geoffroyi Leach 1821 , Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 13: 78.

Type Locality: Australia, Western Australia, King George Sound.

Vernacular Names: Lesser Long-eared Bat.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Nyctophilus geoffroyi subsp. geoffroyi Leach 1821

Subspecies Nyctophilus geoffroyi subsp. pacificus Gray 1831

Subspecies Nyctophilus geoffroyi subsp. pallescens Thomas 1913

Distribution: Australia (except NE) including Tasmania.

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

Discussion: Reviewed in part by Kitchener et al. (1991 d). The three subspecies are poorly defined.