Rüppell's broad-nosed bat

Rüppell's broad-nosed bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Scoteanax
Troughton, 1943
Species: S. rueppellii
Binomial name
Scoteanax rueppellii
Peters, 1866
Synonyms
  • Nycticejus rüppellii Peters, 1866
  • Nycticeius rueppellii Peters, 1866
  • Scoteinus ruppelli Peters, 1866
  • Scotophilus (Scoteinus) ruppellii Peters, 1866

Rüppell's broad-nosed bat (Scoteanax rueppellii) is a species of vesper bat found in Australia.

Taxonomy and etymology

It was described as a new species in 1866 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters. Peters initially placed it in the genus Nycticejus (alternate spelling of Nycticeius), with the binomial Nycticejus rüppellii. The eponym for the species name "rueppellii" is Eduard Rüppell.[2]

Conservation

As of 2008, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this designation because it has a large geographic range; its population is presumably large; and it is not thought to be experiencing a rapid population decline. However, its population is currently decreasing.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Lunney, D. & Pennay, M. (2008). "Scoteanax rueppellii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T14946A4482253. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T14946A4482253.en. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Peters, W. (1866). "Über einige neue oder weniger bekannte Flederthiere". Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1866: 21–22.


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