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Reardon and colleagues in 2008 to “possibly Norfolk Island , Australia .” There has been much confusion about the type locality of Norfolk Island as there 1s no evidence the species occurs or has ever occurred there; it is likely the specimen originated from mainland Australia . For most of the past century, this species has generally been placed in the genus Mormopterus , but revisions by T. B. Reardon and colleagues in 2008 and 2014 have established that it is morphologically and genetically distinct from Mormopterus and other Australian molossid lineages ( Ozimops and Setirostris ). Based on this, in 2014 Reardon and colleagues reinstated it as sole member of Micronomus , a subgenus of Mormopterus , Micronomus was then re-elevated to genus level by S. M. Jackson and C. P. Groves in 2015. The genus Micronomus was first proposed by T. Iredale and E. Le G. Troughton in 1934 but as a nomen nudum (dubious name); it was subsequently validated by Troughton in 1944. Monotypic.; [batnames2022]  norfolkensis species group. There is considerable doubt as to the status of this species; see Hill (1961b) and Koopman (1984c). Freeman (1981) included wilcoxii in planiceps. ; [MDD2022] moved from Mormopterus to Micronomus; [IUCN] This is the revised concept for M. norfolkensis . Reardon et al. (2008) split the concept of this species into M. norfolkensis and a new species M. eleryi from central Australia recognising the subgenera Setirostris for eleryi and Micronomus for norfolkensis . Jackson and Groves (2014) and others have elevated both Setirostris and Micronomus to genus status.; [batnames2023]  norfolkensis species group. There is considerable doubt as to the status of this species; see Hill (1961b) and Koopman (1984c). Freeman (1981) included wilcoxii in planiceps. . See Evenhuis (2003:14) for the correct date of publication of the species name.; [MDD2023] moved from Mormopterus to Micronomus; [MDD2025_2.0] moved from Mormopterus to Micronomus; [batnames2025_1.7] norfolkensis species group. There is considerable doubt as to the status of this species; see Hill (1961b) and Koopman (1984c). Freeman (1981) included wilcoxii in planiceps.. See Evenhuis (2003:14) for the correct date of publication of the species name.; [MDD2025_2.2] moved from Mormopterus to Micronomus						wilcoxii.			wilcoxii			norfolkensis 	norfolkensis - wilcoxii	norfolkensis	This is the revised concept for M. norfolkensis . Reardon et al. (2008) split the concept of this species into M. norfolkensis and a new species M. eleryi from central Australia recognising the subgenera Setirostris for eleryi and Micronomus for norfolkensis . Jackson and Groves (2014) and others have elevated both Setirostris and Micronomus to genus status.	norfolkensis 	norfolkensis - wilcoxii	norfolkensis	norfolkensis, norfolcensis	norfolkensis	norfolkensis - wilcoxii	norfolkensis (J. E. Gray, 1839)|norfolcensis (J. E. Gray, 1843) [incorrect subsequent spelling]		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.	Norfolk Island scurrving bat	SE Queensland, Norfolk I	Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp.	Mormopterus norfolkensis	Norfolk Isl. (east of Australia), (uncertain).	Gray	1839	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 11, 4:7.	Distribution: Originally described on the basis of a specimen supposedly from Norfolk island (east of Australia), specimens from coastal eastern Australia (particularly New South Wales and southeastern Queensland) have been referred to it by some, but denied by others. The provenience of the type has also been questioned.	There is considerable doubt as to the status of this species (KFK); see Hill, 1961, Mammalia, 25:44.	Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5	Eastern little mastiff-bat (Norfolk island bat)	SE Queensland, E New South Wales, ? Norfolk I	Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.	Gray	1840	Ann. Nat. Hist., 4:7.	Subgenus Mormopterus. There is considerable doubt as to the status of this species; see Hill (1961b:44) and Koopman (1984c:29-31).	Norfolk Isl?, SE Queensland, E New South Wales (Australia).	Australia, Norfolk Isl (S Pacific Ocean); uncertain.		GRAY	1839	Lateral lower incisor absent. Anterior upper premolar present. Size medium (forearm length, 36-37 mm). The distinction of M. norfolkensis from M. planiceps (of which it may be a senior synonym) is not clear, at least to me. The distribution of M. norfolkensis is equally uncertain.	Distribution: Originally described on the basis of a specimen supposedly from Norfolk island (east of Australia), specimens from coastal eastern Australia (particularly New South Wales and southeastern Queensland) have been referred to it by some, but denied by others. The provenience of the type has also been questioned.	No subspecies.		136	species	M. norfolkensis	GRAY	1839	Mormopterus	subgenus	Mormopterus norfolkensis				Lateral lower incisor absent. Anterior upper premolar present. Size medium (forearm length, 36-37 mm). The distinction of M. norfolkensis from M. planiceps (of which it may be a senior synonym) is not clear, at least to me. The distribution of M. norfolkensis is equally uncertain.	No subspecies.		1. M. norfolkensis GRAY 1839) [norfolkensis group],	1	NA			Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).	CHIROPTERA	Molossidae	Molossinae		Mormopterus norfolkensis	Mormopterus		norfolkensis	Gray	y	1840		Ann. Nat. Hist.	4		7		Eastern Little Mastiff Bat	Australia, Norfolk Isl (S Pacific Ocean); uncertain.	Norfolk Isl?, SE Queensland, E New South Wales (Australia).	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).	wilcoxii Krefft, 1871.	norfolkensis species group. There is considerable doubt as to the status of this species; see Hill (1961b) and Koopman (1984c). Freeman (1981) included wilcoxii in planiceps.	194287C9FF8DBA22B1A3F38CB193FC19	Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions	978-84-16728-19-0	hbmw_9_Molossidae_598.pdf.imf	hash://md5/e57bffb1ffbcba10b412f760b226ffce	668	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/19/42/87/194287C9FF8DBA22B1A3F38CB193FC19.xml	Micronomus norfolkensis	Molossidae	Micronomus	norfolkensis		1839	Tadaride de Norfolk @fr | Ostkisten-Bulldogfledermaus @de | Murciélago rabudo de Norfolk @es | East Coast Mastiff Bat @en | Eastern Freetail Bat @en | Eastern Little Mastiff Bat @en | Norfolk @en | sland Mastiff Bat @en	Molossus norfolkensis J. E. Gray, 1839 , type locality not given. Restricted by T. B. Reardon and colleagues in 2008 to “possibly Norfolk Island , Australia .” There has been much confusion about the type locality of Norfolk Island as there 1s no evidence the species occurs or has ever occurred there; it is likely the specimen originated from mainland Australia . For most of the past century, this species has generally been placed in the genus Mormopterus , but revisions by T. B. Reardon and colleagues in 2008 and 2014 have established that it is morphologically and genetically distinct from Mormopterus and other Australian molossid lineages ( Ozimops and Setirostris ). Based on this, in 2014 Reardon and colleagues reinstated it as sole member of Micronomus , a subgenus of Mormopterus , Micronomus was then re-elevated to genus level by S. M. Jackson and C. P. Groves in 2015. The genus Micronomus was first proposed by T. Iredale and E. Le G. Troughton in 1934 but as a nomen nudum (dubious name); it was subsequently validated by Troughton in 1944. Monotypic.	E side of Great Dividing Range along E coast ofAustralia, extending from Conondale Range in SE Queensland S to Bega on South Coast , SE New South Wales .	Head-body 50-55 mm , tail 32-45 mm , ear 13-16 mm , forearm 35-41 mm ; weight 6-12 g . The East Coast Free-tailed Bat can be distinguished from most other Australian free-tailed bats by its relatively small size, narrow tapered muzzle, and fleshy projections on genitalia of both males and females; these characteristics are shared with the Hairy-nosed Free-tailed Bat ( Setirostris eleryi ) but the East Coast Free-tailed Bat is slightly larger and lacks bristles on muzzle; the two species do not overlap in range, being separated by the Great Dividing Range. Skull is domed rather than flat. M' and M? are very distinctive, without typical hypocone, and with scallop-shaped lobes extending from posterolingual margin of heel, with most anterior lobe in position typical of a hypocone. Dental formulais11/2, C1/1, P 2/2, M 3/3(x2) =30. This species exhibits fixed allelic differences from other Australian free-tailed bats at a minimum of 17 independent allozyme loci, and highly divergent mtDNA haplotypes, with divergence greater than 14%.	Associated with a range of habitats including eucalypt forests and woodlands, mangroves, wet sclerophyll forests, and rainforest.	Diet consists mostly of moths and midges, but East Coast Free-tailed Bats less frequently consume a large range of invertebrates including cockroaches, beetles, flies, true bugs, wasps, and ants. They show a preference to forage in open riparian areas associated with low-lying coastal floodplains, and wetlands.	Females give birth from late November to early December.	The East Coast Free-tailed Bat is nocturnal, emerging ¢.35 minutes after sunset to forage above canopy height or in open areas or forest gaps with little vegetation. It roosts in tree hollows, often in dead branches and “spouts” with very small entrances (c. 20 mm diameter) in mangroves, large trees, paddock trees in farmland, and remnant vegetation in urban areas. It is also known to roost under metal caps on wooden power poles, in buildings and manufactured bat roostboxes.	East Coast Free-tailed Bats generally roost individually or in small groups of up to eight individuals. Roosts are switched almost nightly (average of 1-3 nights/roost) and several roosts are often close to each other within a patch of less than 200 m , suggesting territorial roosting fidelity. They sometimes share roosts with other species, including the Eastern Broad-nosed Bat ( Scotorepens orion ) and Gould’s Wattled Bat ( Chalinolobus gouldii ). Despite the proportionately long wingspan suggestive of fast, sustained flight, radio-tracked bats have generally flown relatively short distances between roost trees and foraging areas each night, up to a maximum of 6 km but more typically c. 2-3 km . Lactating females have overlapping home ranges of 3500-4500 ha.	Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List (as Mormopterus norfolkensis ) because the number of mature individuals is estimated to be less than 10,000, and habitat loss is causing continuing declines of greater than 10% of the population over three generations. The distribution of the East Coast Free-tailed Bat coincides with the areas of densest human population in Australia , including the Sydney basin; the flat, fertile parts of the landscape favored by the bats are also preferred by humans for agriculture and housing. The species is likely to face ongoing habitat loss due to expanding urban development along the east coast between Brisbane and Sydney.	Adams etal. (1988) | Hoye, Law & Allison (2008) | Iredale & Troughton (1934) | Jackson & Groves (2015) | McConville (2013) | McConville & Law (2013) | McConville et al. (2013) | Reardon, Adams et al. (2008) | Reardon, McKenzie et al. (2014) | Troughton (1944) | Woinarski et al. (2014)	https://zenodo.org/record/6567942/files/figure.png	117. East Coast Free-tailed Bat Micronomus norfolkensis French: Tadaride de Norfolk / German: Ostkisten-Bulldogfledermaus / Spanish: Murciélago rabudo de Norfolk Other common names: East Coast Mastiff Bat , Eastern Freetail Bat , Eastern Little Mastiff Bat , Norfolk Island Mastiff Bat Taxonomy. Molossus norfolkensis J. E. Gray, 1839 , type locality not given. Restricted by T. B. Reardon and colleagues in 2008 to “possibly Norfolk Island , Australia .” There has been much confusion about the type locality of Norfolk Island as there 1s no evidence the species occurs or has ever occurred there; it is likely the specimen originated from mainland Australia . For most of the past century, this species has generally been placed in the genus Mormopterus , but revisions by T. B. Reardon and colleagues in 2008 and 2014 have established that it is morphologically and genetically distinct from Mormopterus and other Australian molossid lineages ( Ozimops and Setirostris ). Based on this, in 2014 Reardon and colleagues reinstated it as sole member of Micronomus , a subgenus of Mormopterus , Micronomus was then re-elevated to genus level by S. M. Jackson and C. P. Groves in 2015. The genus Micronomus was first proposed by T. Iredale and E. Le G. Troughton in 1934 but as a nomen nudum (dubious name); it was subsequently validated by Troughton in 1944. Monotypic. Distribution. E side of Great Dividing Range along E coast ofAustralia, extending from Conondale Range in SE Queensland S to Bega on South Coast , SE New South Wales . Descriptive notes. Head-body 50-55 mm , tail 32-45 mm , ear 13-16 mm , forearm 35-41 mm ; weight 6-12 g . The East Coast Free-tailed Bat can be distinguished from most other Australian free-tailed bats by its relatively small size, narrow tapered muzzle, and fleshy projections on genitalia of both males and females; these characteristics are shared with the Hairy-nosed Free-tailed Bat ( Setirostris eleryi ) but the East Coast Free-tailed Bat is slightly larger and lacks bristles on muzzle; the two species do not overlap in range, being separated by the Great Dividing Range. Skull is domed rather than flat. M' and M? are very distinctive, without typical hypocone, and with scallop-shaped lobes extending from posterolingual margin of heel, with most anterior lobe in position typical of a hypocone. Dental formulais11/2, C1/1, P 2/2, M 3/3(x2) =30. This species exhibits fixed allelic differences from other Australian free-tailed bats at a minimum of 17 independent allozyme loci, and highly divergent mtDNA haplotypes, with divergence greater than 14%. Habitat. Associated with a range of habitats including eucalypt forests and woodlands, mangroves, wet sclerophyll forests, and rainforest. Food and Feeding. Diet consists mostly of moths and midges, but East Coast Free-tailed Bats less frequently consume a large range of invertebrates including cockroaches, beetles, flies, true bugs, wasps, and ants. They show a preference to forage in open riparian areas associated with low-lying coastal floodplains, and wetlands. Breeding. Females give birth from late November to early December. Activity patterns. The East Coast Free-tailed Bat is nocturnal, emerging ¢.35 minutes after sunset to forage above canopy height or in open areas or forest gaps with little vegetation. It roosts in tree hollows, often in dead branches and “spouts” with very small entrances (c. 20 mm diameter) in mangroves, large trees, paddock trees in farmland, and remnant vegetation in urban areas. It is also known to roost under metal caps on wooden power poles, in buildings and manufactured bat roostboxes. Movements, Home range and Social organization. East Coast Free-tailed Bats generally roost individually or in small groups of up to eight individuals. Roosts are switched almost nightly (average of 1-3 nights/roost) and several roosts are often close to each other within a patch of less than 200 m , suggesting territorial roosting fidelity. They sometimes share roosts with other species, including the Eastern Broad-nosed Bat ( Scotorepens orion ) and Gould’s Wattled Bat ( Chalinolobus gouldii ). Despite the proportionately long wingspan suggestive of fast, sustained flight, radio-tracked bats have generally flown relatively short distances between roost trees and foraging areas each night, up to a maximum of 6 km but more typically c. 2-3 km . Lactating females have overlapping home ranges of 3500-4500 ha. Status and Conservation. Classified as Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List (as Mormopterus norfolkensis ) because the number of mature individuals is estimated to be less than 10,000, and habitat loss is causing continuing declines of greater than 10% of the population over three generations. The distribution of the East Coast Free-tailed Bat coincides with the areas of densest human population in Australia , including the Sydney basin; the flat, fertile parts of the landscape favored by the bats are also preferred by humans for agriculture and housing. The species is likely to face ongoing habitat loss due to expanding urban development along the east coast between Brisbane and Sydney. Bibliography. Adams etal. (1988), Hoye, Law & Allison (2008), Iredale & Troughton (1934), Jackson & Groves (2015), McConville (2013), McConville & Law (2013), McConville et al. (2013), Reardon, Adams et al. (2008), Reardon, McKenzie et al. (2014), Troughton (1944), Woinarski et al. (2014).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Molossidae	Micronomus norfolkensis	Micronomus		norfolkensis	Gray	1840	1	Ann. Nat. Hist.	4:07	Eastern Little Mastiff Bat	 wilcoxii Krefft, 1871.	Australia, Norfolk Isl (S Pacific Ocean); uncertain.	Norfolk Isl?, SE Queensland, E New South Wales (Australia).	Not listed.	Near Threatened	 norfolkensis species group. There is considerable doubt as to the status of this species; see Hill (1961b) and Koopman (1984c). Freeman (1981) included wilcoxii in planiceps. 	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Micronomus norfolkensis	23	East Coast Free-tailed Bat	East Coast Mastiff Bat|Eastern Freetail Bat|Eastern Little Mastiff Bat|Norfolk Island Mastiff Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	MOLOSSIDAE	MOLOSSINAE	NA	Micronomus	NA	norfolkensis	J. E. Gray	1839	1						type locality not given. Restricted by T. B. Reardon and colleagues in 2008 to "possibly Norfolk Island, Australia."			norfolkensis (J. E. Gray, 1839)	moved from Mormopterus to Micronomus	Jackson, S. M., & Groves, C. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Austalia, Clayton.	Australia	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	NT	0	0	0	Micronomus_norfolkensis	0	sciname match	Mormopterus_norfolkensis	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	80000000	Micronomus norfolkensis	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	MOLOSSIDAE	Micronomus	norfolkensis	Gray, 1839	This is the revised concept for M. norfolkensis . Reardon et al. (2008) split the concept of this species into M. norfolkensis and a new species M. eleryi from central Australia recognising the subgenera Setirostris for eleryi and Micronomus for norfolkensis . Jackson and Groves (2014) and others have elevated both Setirostris and Micronomus to genus status.	20000000	Micronomus norfolkensis	Near Threatened	A2c	2020	2019-07-31 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	Micronomus norfolkensis is assessed as Near Threatened, approaching criterion A2c, as the species global population is inferred to have experienced a past declined by &lt;30% (Woinarski ;et al. ;2014; roughly 25-29%) over three (3) generations (11.7 years; GL = 3.9 years; Pacifici et al. 2013). The cause of the past decline is due to the significant degradation and loss of preferred forest habitats in coastal areas where large population growth and human development which is projected to continue. Climate change and sea level rise are also expected to impact on coastal wetlands and mangrove forests that the species use for foraging and roosting (Woinarski ;et al. ;2014).	The species appears to prefer more productive floodplain areas and avoid urban areas (McConville et al. 2013a, 2014; Threlfall et al. 2012). It is commonly recorded from dry sclerophyll forest and freshwater wetlands, but also from other vegetation types including wet sclerophyll forest, rainforest, mangroves and saltmarsh. This species will use paddock trees and remnant vegetation in farmland, particularly in floodplain areas and where these are in proximity to forest remnants with a high density of hollow-bearing trees. This bat roosts mainly in tree hollows of living and dead trees but has also been recorded roosting in the roof and wall cavities of buildings. A large maternity colony has been found roosting in the hollows of living and dead Grey Mangrove (Avicennia marina ) near Newcastle (McConville et al. 2013b). Bats from this colony roosted in small numbers (median 5 individuals) and switched roosts regularly. Roosts were mostly within the same two patches of mangroves that contained a high density of hollows and a relatively stable microclimate. This species has also been found roosting in paddock trees and a rainforest gully (McConvile and Law 2013). Tree size does not appear to be a major factor influencing roost selection. In one house, a colony of 30 individuals were found roosting in small clusters of 1-4 bats spread out between a thin insulation layer and the tin roof (A. McConville pers. comm.). Individuals forage on flying insects, with moths most frequently recorded by one diet study (McConville 2013). Other insects such as small flies, mosquitoes and beetles were also consumed (McConville 2013). This species has been tracked flying up to 10 km from roosts to forage, before returning to the same patch of forest to roost (McConville 2013). Its echolocation call is distinctive, and rarely recorded despite extensive survey (M. Pennay and A. McConville pers. comm.).	This species is threatened by habitat loss including land clearing for agriculture, harvesting of timber, coastal development, and possibly inappropriate fire regimes. The continued loss of hollow-bearing trees due to agriculture, mining and residential development is also likely to threaten the species. Sea level rise from climate change is expected to threaten coastal wetland foraging habitats and mangrove roosting habitats (Woinarski et al. 2014)	The species appears to be genuinely rare. Within its range it has a reported long term observation rate of around 0.16% of bats reported (Pennay et al. 2011). There is uncertainty about the size of the population due to lack of data. Previous assessments considered to be less than 10,000 individuals based on the very low number of records (Richards and Pennay 2008). More recently it has been estimated to be greater than 10,000 individuals on the basis of information from additional studies (Woinarski et al. 2014).	Decreasing	This species is endemic to Australia, approximately 90% of its range is along the eastern coastal plains and ranges of New South Wales extending into south east Queensland. The type specimen is supposedly from Norfolk Island, but it has never been recorded since (Reardon et al. 2008). In New South Wales it has been most commonly reported on the coastal river valleys plains such as the Hunter Valley and Cumberland Plain (Pennay et al. 2011).		Terrestrial	The species has been recorded from a number of protected areas (M. Pennay pers. comm.). Further studies are needed into the population size, abundance, natural history and threats to this species, particularly on the effects of habitat loss.	Australasian		FALSE	FALSE	Global	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 	Molossidae	Micronomus		norfolkensis	Gray	1839	1	Ann. Nat. Hist.	4:07	Eastern Little Mastiff Bat	 wilcoxii Krefft, 1871.	Australia, Norfolk Isl (S Pacific Ocean); uncertain	Norfolk Isl?, SE Queensland, E New South Wales (Australia)	Not listed.	Near Threatened	 norfolkensis species group. There is considerable doubt as to the status of this species; see Hill (1961b) and Koopman (1984c). Freeman (1981) included wilcoxii in planiceps. . See Evenhuis (2003:14) for the correct date of publication of the species name.	Micronomus norfolkensis	1005191	23	East Coast Free-tailed Bat	East Coast Mastiff Bat|Eastern Freetail Bat|Eastern Little Mastiff Bat|Norfolk Island Mastiff Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Molossidae	MOLOSSINAE	NA	Micronomus	NA	norfolkensis	J. E. Gray	1839	1						type locality not given. Restricted by T. B. Reardon and colleagues in 2008 to "possibly Norfolk Island, Australia."			norfolkensis (J. E. Gray, 1839)	moved from Mormopterus to Micronomus	Jackson, S. M., & Groves, C. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Austalia, Clayton.				Australia	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	NT	0	0	0	Micronomus_norfolkensis	0	sciname match	Mormopterus_norfolkensis	0	Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393	Micronomus_norfolkensis	1005191	23	East Coast Free-tailed Bat	East Coast Mastiff Bat|Eastern Freetail Bat|Eastern Little Mastiff Bat|Norfolk Island Mastiff Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Molossidae	Molossinae	NA	Micronomus	NA	norfolkensis	J. E. Gray	1	Molossus Norfolkensis	Gray, J.E. 1839-09-01. Descriptions of some Mammalia discovered in Cuba by W. S. MacLeay, Esq. With some account of their habits, extracted from Mr. MacLeay's notes. Annals of Natural History (1)4(21):1-7.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42895720	BMNH:Mamm:1838.10.11.56	holotype	https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7b2d1ce8-ad5a-4a83-8270-97020cc08627	type locality not given. Restricted by T. B. Reardon and colleagues in 2008 to "possibly Norfolk Island, Australia."			moved from Mormopterus to Micronomus	Jackson, S. M., & Groves, C. (2015). Taxonomy of Australian mammals. CSIRO Publishing, Austalia, Clayton.				Australia	Oceania (Continent)	Australasia	NT	0	0	0	Micronomus_norfolkensis	0	sciname match	Mormopterus_norfolkensis	0	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586	Molossidae	Micronomus		norfolkensis	Gray	1839	1	Ann. Nat. Hist.	4:07	Eastern Little Mastiff Bat	wilcoxii Krefft, 1871.	Australia, Norfolk Isl (S Pacific Ocean); uncertain	Norfolk Isl?, SE Queensland, E New South Wales (Australia)	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/76776686/22084304/' target='_blank'>Near Threatened</a>	norfolkensis species group. There is considerable doubt as to the status of this species; see Hill (1961b) and Koopman (1984c). Freeman (1981) included wilcoxii in planiceps.. See Evenhuis (2003:14) for the correct date of publication of the species name.		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Mormopterus norfolkensis; Micronomus norfolkensis; Micronomus norfolkensis; Micronomus norfolkensis; Micronomus norfolkensis; Micronomus norfolkensis; wilcoxii; wilcoxii; norfolkensis; Tadaride de Norfolk; Ostkisten-Bulldogfledermaus; Murciélago rabudo de Norfolk; East Coast Mastiff Bat; Eastern Freetail Bat; Eastern Little Mastiff Bat; Norfolk; sland Mastiff Bat; East Coast Free-tailed Bat; East Coast Mastiff Bat; Eastern Freetail Bat; Eastern Little Mastiff Bat; Norfolk Island Mastiff Bat; Eastern Little Mastiff Bat; Eastern Little Mastiff Bat; M. norfolkensis