List of bats of Australia

This is the list of bats of Australia,[1][2][3] a sub-list of the list of mammals of Australia. About 75 bat species are known to occur in Australia, Lord Howe and Christmas Island.[4] This list principally follows the authoritative reference, Churchill (2008)[3]

Chiroptera

Spectacled flying-fox (Pteropus conspicillatus)
Black flying Fox

Pteropodidae

Megadermatidae

Rhinolophidae

Hipposideridae

Emballonuridae

Molossidae

Miniopteridae

Vespertilionidae

See also

References

  1. Van Dyke, S. and Strahan, R. (eds.) (2008) The Mammals of Australia, Third Edition, New Holland / Queensland Museum, Brisbane ISBN 978-1-877069-25-3
  2. Churchill, S. (1998) Australian bats, New Holland, Sydney ISBN 1-876334-07-X
  3. 1 2 Churchill, S. (2008) Australian bats, Allen & Unwin, Sydney ISBN 978-1-74175-461-2
  4. Menkhorst, P. and Knight, F. (2001) A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia, Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0-19-550870-X

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