Phoniscus papuensis (Dobson 1878)

[Kerivoula] papuensis Dobson 1878, Cat. Chiroptera Brit. Mus.: 339.

Type Locality: Papua New Guinea, Central Prov., Port Moresby.

Vernacular Names: Golden-tipped Bat.

Distribution: SE New Guinea, Biak-Supiori Isl, Queensland and New South Wales (Australia).

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

Discussion: See Flannery (1995 a, b) and Bonaccorso (1998).