Austronomus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Molossidae |
| Genus: | Austronomus Troughton, 1944 |
Austronomus, known as Australasian free-tailed bats,[1] is a molossid genus of microchiropterans. The two recognised species are the white-striped Austronomus australis, found in a wide distribution range across Australia, and the New Guinea species Austronomus kuboriensis.[2]
The genus name was first proposed by Tom Iredale and Ellis Troughton in 1934, but this lacked a formal description until Troughton included one in his Furred animals of Australia (1944). The type species of the genus is Molossus australis Gray, 1838.
Austronomus has previously been considered a synonym of Tadarida, a widespread genus of freetail bats. However, morphological evidence suggests that this broad concept of Tadarida is not monophyletic.[3]
References
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