Mormopterus norfolkensis (Gray 1840)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Chiroptera - Family Molossidae, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 432-451 : 445

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scientific name	Mormopterus norfolkensis (Gray 1840)
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[Molossus] norfolkensis Gray 1840 , Ann. Nat. Hist., 4: 7.

Type Locality: Australia, Norfolk Isl (S Pacific Ocean); uncertain.

Vernacular Names: Eastern Little Mastiff Bat.

Synonyms: Mormopterus wilcoxii Krefft 1871 .

Distribution: Norfolk Isl?, SE Queensland, E New South Wales ( Australia).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: norfolkensis species group. There is considerable doubt as to the status of this species; see Hill (1961 b) and Koopman (1984 c). Freeman (1981) included wilcoxii in planiceps .