Chalinolobus neocaledonicus
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New Caledonia Wattled Bat (Chalinolobus neocaledonicus) is a species of vesper bat
(family Vespertilionidae) in the genus Chalinolobus
. It is found only in New Caledonia
.
Vesper bat
Vesper bats , also known as Evening bats or Common bats, are the largest and best-known family of bats. They belong to the suborder Microchiroptera . There are over three hundred species distributed all over the world, on every continent except Antarctica...
(family Vespertilionidae) in the genus Chalinolobus
Chalinolobus
Bats of the genus Chalinolobus are commonly known as pied, wattled, or long-tailed bats. They have fleshy lobes at the bottom edge of their ears and on their lower lips...
. It is found only in New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
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Source
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Chalinolobus neocaledonicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.