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The New Guinea big-eared bat or Papuan big-eared bat, (Pharotis imogene), is a vesper bat endemic to Papua New Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to ongoing habitat loss. [1] It is the only known member of the genus Pharotis, which is closely related to Nyctophilus.
The angulate pipistrelle (Pipistrellus angulatus), also known as the New Guinea pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. [ 1 ] Identification
The Mount Missim long-eared bat (Nyctophilus shirleyae) is a species of vesper bat found in Papua New Guinea. ... It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. It has been ...
The New Guinea naked-backed fruit bat (Dobsonia magna or Dobsonia moluccensis magna) is a species of megabat native to Papua New Guinea and the Indonesian islands of Waigeo, Yapen, Batanta, and Misool. [1] [2]
The Maggie Taylor's roundleaf bat (Hipposideros maggietaylorae) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in West Papua ( Indonesia ) and Papua New Guinea . Taxonomy and etymology
The bat is endemic to the Louisiade Archipelago, D'Entrecasteaux Islands archipelago, and Trobriand Islands, within Milne Bay Province of southeastern Papua New Guinea.It is found at elevations from sea level to 1,800 metres (5,900 ft).
The big-eared mastiff bat was described as a new species in 1948 by American mammalogist Barbara Lawrence. The holotype had been collected at Vailala River of Papua New Guinea, approximately 24 km (15 mi) to the west of the city of Kerema. [2] The holotype was collected in 1862. [3]
The description of the species was published by Oldfield Thomas in 1888, recognising the affinity with Nyctophilus timoriensis, the name ascribed to Australian vespertilionid 'long-eared bat' taxa. [2] Thomas's description of a new species in the genus Nyctophilus was the first to indicate the diversity of the group, previously described as ...