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Chaerephon jobensis

Chaerephon jobensis

Chaerephon jobensis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Eutheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
Superfamilia: Molossoidea
Familia: Molossidae
Subfamilia: Molossinae
Genus: Chaerephon
Species: Chaerephon jobensis
Subspecies: C. j. colonicus - C. j. jobensis

Name

Chaerephon jobensis Miller, 1902

Type locality: Indonesia, Province of Papua.

References

* Miller, 1902. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 15: 246.
* Conservation status: IUCN link: Chaerephon jobensis (Least Concern)
* Chaerephon jobensis on Mammal species of the World.
* Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder


Distribution

* Seram (Moluccas)
* Yapen Island (Indonesia), New Guinea
* North and Central Australia


Vernacular names
English: Northern Mastiff Bat.

The Northern Freetail Bat (Chaerephon jobensis) is a species of bat found in Japen, Seram, New Guinea and Northern Australia.

References

* Churchill, S. 1998. Australian Bats. Clare Coney ISBN 1-876334-07-X

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