Authority citation: Leche, W. 1884-06. On some species of Chiroptera from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1884(1):49-54.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28689888
Original name as described: Nyctinomus petersi
Nominal names: petersi (Leche, 1884)
Other common names: Inland Mastiff Bat|Little Free-tailed Bat|Little Mastiff Bat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Molossidae -- Subfamily: Molossinae
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: NHRM A59/1983809.3137
Type locality: "South Australia."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Australia (AUS)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is newly recognized since MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: split from O. planiceps; moved from Mormopterus to Ozimops
Citation: Reardon, T. B., McKenzie, N. L., Cooper, S. J. B., Appleton, B., Carthew, S., & Adams, M. (2014). A molecular and morphological investigation of species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships in Australian free-tailed bats Mormopterus (Chiroptera: Molossidae). Australian journal of zoology, 62(2), 109-136.|Jackson, S. M., & Groves, C. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Austalia, Clayton.
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