Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1906-05-01. Mr. Oldfield Thomas, F.R.S., read a paper on Mammals collected in South-west Australia for Mr. W. E. Balston. Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 31:1-2.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31208863
Original name as described: Scoteinus balstoni
Nominal names: balstoni (O. Thomas, 1906) | influatus (O. Thomas, 1924)
Other common names: Western Broad-nosed Bat
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Placentalia -- Order: Chiroptera -- Family: Vespertilionidae -- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae -- Tribe: Eptesicini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1906.8.1.41
Type locality: "Laverton, West 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 listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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