NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Inland Broad-nosed Bat
Scotorepens balstoni (Thomas, 1906)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Scotorepens balstoni being held with outstretched wing. Found roosting inside a house at Roxby Downs, South Australia.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The inland broad-nosed bat (Scotorepens balstoni) is a species of vesper bat. They are endemic to Australia and widespread throughout the inland, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. This insectivorous microbat, measuring 12 centimetres (4.7 in) in length, roosts in tree hollows during the day and forages over woodland and water at night.
Wikipedia contributors, Inland broad-nosed bat; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:44:20.156903+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scotorepens balstoni (Thomas, 1906)
- Name authority
- (Thomas, 1906)
- Common name
- Inland Broad-nosed Bat
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Scotorepens
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderChiroptera Blumenbach, 1779
- suborderYangochiroptera Koopman, 1984
- superfamilyVespertilionoidea Gray, 1821
- familyVespertilionidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyVespertilioninae Gray, 1821
- tribeEptesicini Volleth & Heller, 1994
- genusScotorepens Troughton, 1943
- speciesScotorepens balstoni (Thomas, 1906)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scotorepens. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey's Broad-nosed BatScotorepens greyii (Gray, 1843) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern Broad-nosed BatScotorepens orion (Troughton, 1937) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern Broad-nosed BatScotorepens sanborni (Troughton, 1937) | VespertilionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Nycticeius balstoni (Thomas, 1906) (Thomas, 1906) | synonym |
| Scoteinus balstoni Thomas, 1906 Thomas, 1906 | synonym |
| Scotorepens balstoni balstoni (Thomas, 1906) (Thomas, 1906) | synonym |
| Scoteinus influatus Thomas, 1924 Thomas, 1924 | synonym |
| Scotorepens balstoni influatus (Thomas, 1924) (Thomas, 1924) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=946146 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4VY9W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.