Northern cave bat
| Northern cave bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Vespadelus |
| Species: | V. caurinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Vespadelus caurinus (Thomas, 1914) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The northern cave bat (Vespadelus caurinus) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Australia.
Distribution
The northern cave bat occurs in the monsoonal tropics of Australia from the Kimberly region of Western Australia, throughout the Top End of the Northern Territory and the lower Gulf of Carpentaria into north-western Queensland.[1]
References
- ↑ , Churchill, S. (2009). Australian Bats. Second Edition. Allen and Unwin.
Sources
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Vespadelus caurinus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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