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SPECIES Rhinonicteris aurantia
Author: | Gray, 1845. | Citation: | In Eyre, Central Australia, 1: 405. | Common Name: | Orange Leaf-nosed Bat | Type Locality: | Australia, Northern Territory, Port Essington. | Distribution: | N Western Australia, Northern Territory and NW Queensland (Australia). | Status: | IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable. | Comments: | Sometimes spelled "aurantius", but "aurantia" is the correct spelling in combination with Rhinonicteris. Reviewed by Armstrong (2002). |
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