Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Ordo: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohort: Theria
Cohort: Eutheria
Cohort: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Ordo: Chiroptera
Subordo: Microchiroptera
Superfamilia: Vespertilionoidea
Familia: Vespertilionidae
Subfamilia: Vespertilioninae
Tribus: Nycticeiini
Genus: Scotorepens
Species: S. balstoni – S. greyii – S. orion – S. sanborni
Name
Scotorepens Troughton, 1943
Type Species: Scoteinus orion Troughton, 1937
Synonyms
Scoteinus Dobson, 1875
References
Troughton, 1943. Furred Animals of Australia, 1st ed., Syndey: Angus and Robertson: 354.
Scotorepens in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Vernacular names
English: Broad-nosed Bats.
Scotorepens is a genus of bats within the Vespertilionidae family. Species within this genus are widely distributed across Australia and to the north at Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
Taxonomy
The genus was erected by Ellis Troughton in his 1943 volume on Australian mammals,[1] having previously identified new taxa of "broad-nosed bats". The type species is Scoteinus orion, published by Troughton in 1937.[2] The taxa have been allied to the genus Nycticeius, as given in Troughton's earlier descriptions, but recognised as a genus in other author's arrangements. Scotorepens has been allied to the Vespertilionini tribe of the subfamily Vespertilioninae, or grouped with Nycticeiini in earlier revisions.[3]
The authority Mammal Species of the World (2003), recognised the species and subspecies of the genus, which may be summarised as
- Scotorepens
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- Scotorepens balstoni the western or inland broad-nosed bat
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- Scotorepens bastoni bastoni
- Scotorepens bastoni influatus
- Scotorepens greyii little broad-nosed
- Scotorepens orion eastern species
- Scotorepens sanborni northern species
The systematics of the genus are suggested to be poorly resolved. An undescribed species somewhat resembling Scotorepens orion, although smaller in size and weight, is designated the "central-eastern broad-nosed bat" pending further investigation.[4][3]
Description
A genus of moderately small microchiropterans, the face is distinguished the lack of hair on the muzzle or the elaborate nose-leaf structure of other genera.[2]
References
Furred Animals of Australia, 1st ed., Sydney: Angus and Robertson: 354.
Troughton, E. (1937). "Six new bats (Microchiroptera) from the Australasian region". The Australian Zoologist. 8: 274–281 [280].
Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 312–529. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Menkhorst, P.W.; Knight, F. (2011). A field guide to the mammals of Australia (3rd ed.). Melbourne: Oxford University Press. p. 170. ISBN 9780195573954.
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