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SPECIES Nyctophilus geoffroyi

Author:Leach, 1821.
Citation:Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 13: 78.
Common Name:Lesser Long-eared Bat
Type Locality:Australia, Western Australia, King George Sound.
Distribution:Australia (except NE) including Tasmania.
Status:IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).
Comments:Reviewed in part by Kitchener et al. (1991d). The three subspecies are poorly defined.
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SUBSPECIES geoffroyi

SUBSPECIES pacificus

SUBSPECIES pallescens

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