White-striped free-tailed bat
| White-striped free-tailed bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Molossidae |
| Genus: | Tadarida |
| Species: | T. australis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tadarida australis (Gray, 1839) | |
The white-striped free-tailed bat (Tadarida australis) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in all states of Australia except Tasmania, migrating to the north in winter.
Some taxonomists classify the species in the genus Austronomus, distinct from all other Tadarida species.[1]
Sources
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Tadarida australis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
References
- ↑ Churchill, S. 2008. Australian Bats. Allen and Unwin, NSW.
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