Order Chiroptera - Family Molossidae Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 432 451 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Otomops papuensis Lawrence 1948 Otomops papuensis Lawrence 1948 , J. Mammal., 29: 413 . Type Locality: Papua New Guinea , Gulf Prov. , Vailala River. Vernacular Names: Papuan Giant Mastiff Bat . Distribution: SE New Guinea . Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Vulnerable. Discussion: Reviewed by Kitchener et al. (1992 a ) ; also see Hill (1983) , Flannery (1995 a ), and Bonaccorso (1998) .