The N(μ, θ) (μ known) p.d.f. is of the exponential type.
Here
f(x;θ)=2πθ1e−2θ1(x−μ)2,
and this is of the form (4)
f(x;θ)=C(θ)eQ(θ)T(x)×h(x), x∈ℜ, (4)with C(θ)=2πθ1, Q(θ)=−2θ1 strictly increasing (since dθd(−2θ1)=2θ21>0),T(x)=(x−μ)2,andh(x)=1.