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Leche, who was confused by G. E. Dobson’s incorrect statement in 1878 that females lacked the white flank markings and gular patch. O. Thomas in 1924 also described a new subspecies “atrata,” on the basis of a single melanistic specimen from Ooldea ( South Australia ) that lacked white markings. Neither albidus nor atrata is currently recognized as a distinct taxonomic entity, and instead they are considered representatives of natural color patterns within australis . Monotypic.; [batnames2022] Formerly placed in the australis species group in Tadarida , but distinct; see Ammerman et al. 2012, Van Dyck et al. 2013, Reardon et al. 2014 and Gregorin and Cirranello, 2015. Does not include kuboriensis, although see Koopman (1982).; [MDD2022] moved from Tadarida to Austronomus; [IUCN] Previously listed under genus Tadarida . However, the genus Tadarida does not occur in Australia and the genus Austronomus (Troughton 1941) was revived (Reardon et al. 2014).; [batnames2023] Formerly placed in the australis species group in Tadarida , but distinct; see Ammerman et al. 2012, Van Dyck et al. 2013, Reardon et al. 2014 and Gregorin and Cirranello, 2015. Does not include kuboriensis, although see Koopman (1982).; [MDD2023] moved from Tadarida to Austronomus; [MDD2025_2.0] moved from Tadarida to Austronomus; [batnames2025_1.7] Formerly placed in the australis species group in Tadarida, but distinct; see Ammerman et al. 2012, Van Dyck et al. 2013, Reardon et al. 2014 and Gregorin and Cirranello, 2015. Does not include kuboriensis, although see Koopman (1982).; [MDD2025_2.2] moved from Tadarida to Austronomus						albidus, atratus, kuboriensis.	kuboriensis, australis		albidus, atratus			australis	australis - albidus, atratus	australis, \albidus, atratus	Previously listed under genus Tadarida . However, the genus Tadarida does not occur in Australia and the genus Austronomus (Troughton 1941) was revived (Reardon et al. 2014).	australis	australis - albidus, atratus	australis, albidus, atratus	australis, albidus, atratus	australis	australis - albidus, atratus	australis (J. E. Gray, 1838)|albidus (Leche, 1884)|atratus (O. Thomas, 1924)		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.	Southern mastiff-bat	E, SW, S Australia	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.	Tadarida australis	Australia, New South Wales.	Gray	1839	Mag. Zool. Bot., 2:501.	Distribution: Known from eastern New Guinea (where possibly confined to mountains) and the southern half to two thirds of mainland Australia.		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	Southern mastiff-bat (white-striped mastiff bat)	C, S Australia (white-striped mastiff	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	1839	Mag. Zool. Bot., 2:501.	Includes kuboriensis; see Koopman (1982:23-24); but also see McKean and Calaby (1968:377).	S and C Australia, New Guinea.	Australia, New South Wales.		GRAY	1838	Ears barely joined. Basisphenoid pits represented by long shallow grooves. Wing tips relatively broad. Outer lower incisor absent. Anterior upper premolar variable. Upper lip wrinkles well developed and numerous. Size relatively large (forearm length, 57-61 mm).	Distribution: Known from eastern New Guinea (where possibly confined to mountains) and the southern half to two thirds of mainland Australia.	Two subspecies are here recognized:	T. a. kuboriensis (New Guinea), T. a. australis (Australia).	139	species	T. australis	GRAY	1838	Tadarida	genus	Tadarida australis				Ears barely joined. Basisphenoid pits represented by long shallow grooves. Wing tips relatively broad. Outer lower incisor absent. Anterior upper premolar variable. Upper lip wrinkles well developed and numerous. Size relatively large (forearm length, 57-61 mm).	Two subspecies are here recognized:		7. T. australis (GRAY 1838) [australis group].	7	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		Tadarida australis	Tadarida		australis	Gray	y	1839		Mag. Zool. Bot.	2		501		White-striped Free-tailed Bat	Australia, New South Wales.	S and C Australia.	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (nt).	albidus Leche, 1884; atratus Thomas, 1924.	australis species group. Does not include kuboriensis, although see Koopman (1982).	194287C9FF8CBA21B19EF4B5B71DFAF2	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	667	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/19/42/87/194287C9FF8CBA21B19EF4B5B71DFAF2.xml	Austronomus australis	Molossidae	Austronomus	australis		1838	Tadaride australe @fr | \Weil3streifen-Bulldogfledermaus @de | Murciélago rabudo austral @es | \White-striped Mastiff Bat @en	Molossus australis J. E. Gray, 1838 , “ New South Wales .” Austronomus australis was the first molossid bat to be described from Australia . Historic misunderstandings about the extent of variability of the white flank markings on individuals led, in 1884, to the description of a new species, “albidus’, by W. Leche, who was confused by G. E. Dobson’s incorrect statement in 1878 that females lacked the white flank markings and gular patch. O. Thomas in 1924 also described a new subspecies “atrata,” on the basis of a single melanistic specimen from Ooldea ( South Australia ) that lacked white markings. Neither albidus nor atrata is currently recognized as a distinct taxonomic entity, and instead they are considered representatives of natural color patterns within australis . Monotypic.	Most of Australia except far tropical N and Tasmania .	Head—body 85-100 mm ,tail 40-55 mm , ear 23-28 mm , forearm 57- 65 mm ; weight 26-48 g . The White-striped Free-tailed Bat is the largest of all Australian free-tailed bats,easily identified byits large size and very dark brown fur, usually with a distinct white stripe of fur along ventral wing line on each side of body; white patches are also commonly seen on other areas of chest, but rarely they are absent. Ears are rounded, and wings long and narrow. Superficially like the Greater Northern Freetailed Bat ( Chaerephon jobensis ), which also has rounded ears, but the White-striped Free-tailed Bat is much larger, with distinctive white markings.	The White-striped Free-tailed Bat has been found in most habitats across its range, from alpine areas to deserts and tropical environments. It inhabits forests, woodlands, savannas, grasslands, shrublands, agricultural lands, and urban landscapes, provided suitable large hollow-bearing trees are within flying distance. In Victoria ,it has been recorded from sea level to elevations of 1400 m .	White-striped Free-tailed Bats forage in open airspaces, either above the canopy or in treeless areas. Experiments using helium-filled balloons and radar in the South Eastern Highlands found that they dominate bat activity at 100 m aboveground and may fly well above 1500 m in altitude in search of high-flying moths and other invertebrates. The species may show clear preferences to forage in certain habitats, but these seem to vary across its range. In the Simpson Desert it shows a preference to forage over dune and swale habitats and near permanent water sources. In the urban area of Brisbane, Queensland , White-striped Free-tailed Bats preferred to forage over riverine and floodplain habitats; in rural parts of Victoria they showed no significant preference related to tree density, and foraged over all areas including paddocks.	Despite its vast range, encompassing many broad climatic zones, Whitestriped Free-tailed Bats have a surprisingly consistent breeding ecology. Females are monoestrous. Copulation, ovulation, and fertilization all take place in late August. Most females, including the previous year’s young, give birth to a single young from mid-December to late January, sometimes as late as February. Females gather in maternity colonies which may number several hundred individuals. Young are weaned by May.	The White-striped Free-tailed Bat is nocturnal, emerging after dark and often flying very rapidly—on average 44 km /h, but up to a maximum speed of over 60 km /h, within the first 30 minutes—to commute to suitable foraging areas. Once the species arrives at its preferred habitat, it slows its flight to an average of 7 km /h. When foraging,it tends to fly in generally straight lines or wide arcs scanning the area ahead and below and dropping down to capture prey. White-striped Free-tailed Bats roost primarily in large (old or dead) eucalypts, often occupying their hollow trunks. They do not hibernate. Echolocation call is of very low frequency and loud (c.11-13 kHz); it is readily audible to most humans from a considerable distance, and is a characteristic sound of summer nights throughout much of Australia .	When not in maternity colonies, White-striped Free-tailed Bats generally roost alone or in small groups. They have been observed frequently flying more than 50 km from the roost to foraging area each night, but average distance is closer to 7 km . A study in the Brisbane region found that they have a complex social organization focused around a single shared colonial roost, with a network of connected smaller roosts spanning an area of 200 km ®. There is evidence to suggest that, in the northern part of the range, the species migrates north in the cooler months to utilize tropical areas that are unsuitable for it during the humid hot months. There has also been speculation in the southern part of its range that the species may migrate north during the southern winter, but conclusive evidence supporting this has not been provided and at least some individuals remain active. White-striped Free-tailed Bats are known to fly long distances over the ocean, and individuals were reported landing on a fishing boat 150 km off the West Australian coast, and flying across the Bass Strait to Tasmania at least occasionally. It is unclearif it is an occasional migrant orif the species is undergoing a southward expansion ofits range.	Classified as Least Concern on The [UCN Red List. The Whitestriped Free-tailed Bat has one of the broadest distributions of any Australian bat and a very large area of occupancy. It is known to occur in many protected areas. Population is likely to have declined due to habitat loss in parts ofits range, but is still believed to be very large. Since the 1970s, the species has frequently been reported being killed by wind turbines: the expansion of large-scale windpower generation in parts of the species’ range, particularly in south-eastern Australia , may pose risks to local populations.	Adams et al. (1988) | Allison (1989) | Ammerman et al. (2012) | Cawthen (2013, 2014) | Dobson (1878) | Dunlop & Bullen (2011) | Hill (1961) | Iredale & Troughton (1934) | Jackson & Groves (2015) | Kitchener & Hudson (1982) | Leche (1884) | Lumsden & Bennett (2005) | Mahoney & Walton (1988) | Mills & Pennay (2018) | Pennay & Mills (2018) | Rhodes (2006) | Rhodes & Wardell-Johnson (2006) | Reardon et al. (2014) | Thomas (1924b) | Troughton (1926, 1941) | Van Dyck et al. (2013) | Williams & Dickman (2004) | Woinarski et al. (2014)	https://zenodo.org/record/6567938/files/figure.png	115. White-striped Free-tailed Bat Austronomus australis French: Tadaride australe / German: \Weil3streifen-Bulldogfledermaus / Spanish: Murciélago rabudo austral Other common names: \White-striped Mastiff Bat Taxonomy. Molossus australis J. E. Gray, 1838 , “ New South Wales .” Austronomus australis was the first molossid bat to be described from Australia . Historic misunderstandings about the extent of variability of the white flank markings on individuals led, in 1884, to the description of a new species, “albidus’, by W. Leche, who was confused by G. E. Dobson’s incorrect statement in 1878 that females lacked the white flank markings and gular patch. O. Thomas in 1924 also described a new subspecies “atrata,” on the basis of a single melanistic specimen from Ooldea ( South Australia ) that lacked white markings. Neither albidus nor atrata is currently recognized as a distinct taxonomic entity, and instead they are considered representatives of natural color patterns within australis . Monotypic. Distribution. Most of Australia except far tropical N and Tasmania . Descriptive notes. Head—body 85-100 mm ,tail 40-55 mm , ear 23-28 mm , forearm 57- 65 mm ; weight 26-48 g . The White-striped Free-tailed Bat is the largest of all Australian free-tailed bats,easily identified byits large size and very dark brown fur, usually with a distinct white stripe of fur along ventral wing line on each side of body; white patches are also commonly seen on other areas of chest, but rarely they are absent. Ears are rounded, and wings long and narrow. Superficially like the Greater Northern Freetailed Bat ( Chaerephon jobensis ), which also has rounded ears, but the White-striped Free-tailed Bat is much larger, with distinctive white markings. Habitat. The White-striped Free-tailed Bat has been found in most habitats across its range, from alpine areas to deserts and tropical environments. It inhabits forests, woodlands, savannas, grasslands, shrublands, agricultural lands, and urban landscapes, provided suitable large hollow-bearing trees are within flying distance. In Victoria ,it has been recorded from sea level to elevations of 1400 m . Food and Feeding. White-striped Free-tailed Bats forage in open airspaces, either above the canopy or in treeless areas. Experiments using helium-filled balloons and radar in the South Eastern Highlands found that they dominate bat activity at 100 m aboveground and may fly well above 1500 m in altitude in search of high-flying moths and other invertebrates. The species may show clear preferences to forage in certain habitats, but these seem to vary across its range. In the Simpson Desert it shows a preference to forage over dune and swale habitats and near permanent water sources. In the urban area of Brisbane, Queensland , White-striped Free-tailed Bats preferred to forage over riverine and floodplain habitats; in rural parts of Victoria they showed no significant preference related to tree density, and foraged over all areas including paddocks. Breeding. Despite its vast range, encompassing many broad climatic zones, Whitestriped Free-tailed Bats have a surprisingly consistent breeding ecology. Females are monoestrous. Copulation, ovulation, and fertilization all take place in late August. Most females, including the previous year’s young, give birth to a single young from mid-December to late January, sometimes as late as February. Females gather in maternity colonies which may number several hundred individuals. Young are weaned by May. Activity patterns. The White-striped Free-tailed Bat is nocturnal, emerging after dark and often flying very rapidly—on average 44 km /h, but up to a maximum speed of over 60 km /h, within the first 30 minutes—to commute to suitable foraging areas. Once the species arrives at its preferred habitat, it slows its flight to an average of 7 km /h. When foraging,it tends to fly in generally straight lines or wide arcs scanning the area ahead and below and dropping down to capture prey. White-striped Free-tailed Bats roost primarily in large (old or dead) eucalypts, often occupying their hollow trunks. They do not hibernate. Echolocation call is of very low frequency and loud (c.11-13 kHz); it is readily audible to most humans from a considerable distance, and is a characteristic sound of summer nights throughout much of Australia . Movements, Home range and Social organization. When not in maternity colonies, White-striped Free-tailed Bats generally roost alone or in small groups. They have been observed frequently flying more than 50 km from the roost to foraging area each night, but average distance is closer to 7 km . A study in the Brisbane region found that they have a complex social organization focused around a single shared colonial roost, with a network of connected smaller roosts spanning an area of 200 km ®. There is evidence to suggest that, in the northern part of the range, the species migrates north in the cooler months to utilize tropical areas that are unsuitable for it during the humid hot months. There has also been speculation in the southern part of its range that the species may migrate north during the southern winter, but conclusive evidence supporting this has not been provided and at least some individuals remain active. White-striped Free-tailed Bats are known to fly long distances over the ocean, and individuals were reported landing on a fishing boat 150 km off the West Australian coast, and flying across the Bass Strait to Tasmania at least occasionally. It is unclearif it is an occasional migrant orif the species is undergoing a southward expansion ofits range. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The [UCN Red List. The Whitestriped Free-tailed Bat has one of the broadest distributions of any Australian bat and a very large area of occupancy. It is known to occur in many protected areas. Population is likely to have declined due to habitat loss in parts ofits range, but is still believed to be very large. Since the 1970s, the species has frequently been reported being killed by wind turbines: the expansion of large-scale windpower generation in parts of the species’ range, particularly in south-eastern Australia , may pose risks to local populations. Bibliography. Adams et al. (1988), Allison (1989), Ammerman et al. (2012), Cawthen (2013, 2014), Dobson (1878), Dunlop & Bullen (2011), Hill (1961), Iredale & Troughton (1934), Jackson & Groves (2015), Kitchener & Hudson (1982), Leche (1884), Lumsden & Bennett (2005), Mahoney & Walton (1988), Mills & Pennay (2018), Pennay & Mills (2018), Rhodes (2006), Rhodes & Wardell-Johnson (2006), Reardon et al. (2014), Thomas (1924b), Troughton (1926, 1941), Van Dyck et al. (2013), Williams & Dickman (2004), 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	Austronomus australis	Austronomus		australis	Gray	1839	1	Mag. Zool. Bot.	0.4313	White-striped Free-tailed Bat	 albidus Leche, 1884; atratus Thomas, 1924.	Australia, New South Wales.	S and C Australia.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Formerly placed in the australis species group in Tadarida , but distinct; see Ammerman et al. 2012, Van Dyck et al. 2013, Reardon et al. 2014 and Gregorin and Cirranello, 2015. Does not include kuboriensis, although see Koopman (1982).	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Austronomus australis	23	White-striped Free-tailed Bat	White-striped Mastiff Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	MOLOSSIDAE	MOLOSSINAE	NA	Austronomus	NA	australis	J. E. Gray	1838	1						"New South Wales."			australis (J. E. Gray, 1838)|albidus (Leche, 1884)|atratus (O. Thomas, 1924)	moved from Tadarida to Austronomus	Gregorin, R., & Cirranello, A. (2016). Phylogeny of Molossidae Gervais (Mammalia: Chiroptera) inferred by morphological data. Cladistics, 32(1), 2-35.	Australia	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	LC	0	0	0	Austronomus_australis	0	manual	Tadarida_australis	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	21313	Austronomus australis	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	MOLOSSIDAE	Austronomus	australis	Gray, 1838	Previously listed under genus Tadarida . However, the genus Tadarida does not occur in Australia and the genus Austronomus (Troughton 1941) was revived (Reardon et al. 2014).	20000000	Austronomus australis	Least Concern		2020	2019-07-29 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, occurrence in many protected areas, tolerance of a broad range of habitats including urban and disturbed areas and, large population. Despite the likelihood the species has undergone substantial local declines in regions where wind turbines are widespread these areas are limited in relation to the species total range and as an overall population it is currently unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a threatened category.	This species is known from a wide variety of habitats, including areas disturbed by fire, forestry and parklands in urban areas. It typically flies well above the canopy, studies using helium balloons and radar found it was the most common species recorded at 100 metres above ground level and it may fly up to at least 2 kilometres above the surface (D. Mills and M. Pennay pers. comm.). It has also been recorded flying long distances offshore (Cawthen 2013). It roosts in hollows of very large trees, building ceilings, and similar habitats typically switching roosts every 10 days (Rhodes 2007). The species exhibits a strong social network structure with all individuals over a very large area (&gt;200km2) connected through a communal central hub roost (Rhodes 2007). All bats spend time at the central hub roost, which may have up to 300 individuals within it at a time (Rhodes 2007). At other times bats that share the central hub roost form smaller social groups of 10 -20 bats that roost in ‘satellite roosts’ up to 15km from the central hub roost (Rhodes 2007). Maternity colonies can consist of several hundred animals (Rhodes and Richards 2008). Females give birth to a single young. Generation length is likely to be at least five years (N. McKenzie pers. comm.). Some parts of the population may move northwards in the southern winter (Bullen and McKenzie 2005).	This species is highly susceptible to collision with wind turbines, presumably because its preferred foraging height overlaps with the elevation of wind turbine rotors. It was the first bat species recorded to be killed by wind turbines (Hall and Richards 1972), and it is the most commonly recorded bat species in monitoring of fatalities at windfarms (M. Pennay pers. comm.). It is possible that local populations are seriously impacted by wind farm developments given the high rates of mortality and low rates of reproduction, particularly in high wind areas where multiple wind farms operate. These localised impacts are unlikely to cause sufficient decline in the species overall population to despite its apparent tolerance of habitat disturbance. The species may be threatened by loss of large old trees that provide suitable roosting and breeding habitat through land clearing for agriculture, urban development, or changed fire regimes in particular the impact of important central hub roosts is unknown. It has been recorded in the diet of feral cats (Woinarski et al 2018) Global warming may be a serious threat to this species in the future because the species is tied to temperate Australia.	It is widely recorded, in part because it has a call audible to humans and does not require specialist equipment to detect (Pennay et al. 2011). It appears to be a common species throughout its range and local populations are suspected to be declining due to mortality at wind farms.	Decreasing	This species is endemic to Australia, occurring across southern and central Australia. It has also recently been recorded in Tasmania, where it has been recorded annually since 2010 (Cawthen 2013, L. Cawthen pers. comm.). There is some evidence some individuals may move their range northwards in the southern winter. It is known to occur from sea level to above 1,900 m in Kosciuszko National Park of New South Wales (M. Pennay Pers. Comm.).	The species is not utilized.	Terrestrial	This species is known to occur in many protected areas. Further studies are needed into the impact of wind turbine moralities on local populations, particularly in regions with multiple wind farms operating. Further studies are required into the importance of central hub roosts and the impact of their loss within the landscape.	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	Austronomus		australis	Gray	1839	1	Mag. Zool. Bot.	0.43125	White-striped Free-tailed Bat	 albidus Leche, 1884; atratus Thomas, 1924.	Australia, New South Wales.	S and C Australia.	Not listed.	Least Concern	Formerly placed in the australis species group in Tadarida , but distinct; see Ammerman et al. 2012, Van Dyck et al. 2013, Reardon et al. 2014 and Gregorin and Cirranello, 2015. Does not include kuboriensis, although see Koopman (1982).	Austronomus australis	1005141	23	White-striped Free-tailed Bat	White-striped Mastiff Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Molossidae	MOLOSSINAE	NA	Austronomus	NA	australis	J. E. Gray	1838	1						"New South Wales."			australis (J. E. Gray, 1838)|albidus (Leche, 1884)|atratus (O. Thomas, 1924)	moved from Tadarida to Austronomus	Gregorin, R., & Cirranello, A. (2016). Phylogeny of Molossidae Gervais (Mammalia: Chiroptera) inferred by morphological data. Cladistics, 32(1), 2-35.				Australia	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	LC	0	0	0	Austronomus_australis	0	manual	Tadarida_australis	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	Austronomus_australis	1005141	23	White-striped Free-tailed Bat	White-striped Mastiff Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Molossidae	Molossinae	NA	Austronomus	NA	australis	J. E. Gray	1	Molossus australis	Gray, J.E. 1838-02-01. A revision of the genera of bats (Vespertilionidae), and the description of some new genera and species. Magazine of Zoology and Botany 2(12):483-505.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40026404				"New South Wales."			moved from Tadarida to Austronomus	Gregorin, R., & Cirranello, A. (2016). Phylogeny of Molossidae Gervais (Mammalia: Chiroptera) inferred by morphological data. Cladistics, 32(1), 2-35.				Australia	Oceania (Continent)	Australasia	LC	0	0	0	Austronomus_australis	0	manual	Tadarida_australis	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	Austronomus		australis	Gray	1838	1	Mag. Zool. Bot.	0.43125	White-striped Free-tailed Bat	albidus Leche, 1884; atratus Thomas, 1924.	Australia, New South Wales.	S and C Australia.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21313/22121905/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	Formerly placed in the australis species group in Tadarida, but distinct; see Ammerman et al. 2012, Van Dyck et al. 2013, Reardon et al. 2014 and Gregorin and Cirranello, 2015. Does not include kuboriensis, although see Koopman (1982).		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Tadarida australis; Austronomus australis; Austronomus australis; Austronomus australis; Austronomus australis; Austronomus australis; albidus; atratus; albidus; atratus; australis; \albidus; atratus; Tadaride australe; \Weil3streifen-Bulldogfledermaus; Murciélago rabudo austral; \White-striped Mastiff Bat; White-striped Free-tailed Bat; White-striped Mastiff Bat; White-striped Free-tailed Bat; White-striped Free-tailed Bat; A. australis