NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2014

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Nyctophilini
  Subfamily - Vespertilioninae
  Family - Vespertilionidae
  Superfamily - Vespertilionoidea
  Suborder - Yangochiroptera
  Order - Chiroptera
  Infraclass - Eutheria
  Subclass - Theria
  Class - Mammalia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Nyctophilus heran
      Species - Nyctophilus arnhemensis
      Species - Nyctophilus geoffroyi
      Species - Nyctophilus gouldi
      Species - Nyctophilus microdon
      Species - Nyctophilus microtis
      Species - Nyctophilus timoriensis
      Species - Nyctophilus walkeri
      Species - Nyctophilus bifax
      Species - Nyctophilus howensis
      Species - Nyctophilus nebulosus
      Species - Nyctophilus daedalus
      Species - Nyctophilus sherrini
      Species - Nyctophilus major
      Species - Nyctophilus corbeni
      Species - Nyctophilus shirleyae