Inland forest bat
Inland forest bat | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Vespadelus |
Species: | V. baverstocki
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Binomial name | |
Vespadelus baverstocki | |
Synonyms | |
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The inland forest bat (Vespadelus baverstocki) is a
Taxonomy
The description of the species was published in 1987, assigning the population to the genus
Authors have placed this with the 'pumilus group' of the genus, an uncertain alliance of the species
Vernacular for the bat species include 'inland forest' and 'Baverstock's forest bat'.
Description
A tiny species of the genus
The size of the colony is recorded as a few individuals or larger groups of sixty bats cohabiting in a hollow or building.[7]
Vespadelus baverstocki is morphologically similar to several other species,
Distribution and habitat
A widely distributed inland species, Vespadelus baverstocki is found at the arid centre of the eastern states of Australia and an isolated population in the midwest of Western Australia.[6][2] The earlier records of the range indicate a contraction of a once continuous range.[7] They occupy small cavities in rocky outcrops, leaving these to hunt and pursue insects. The habits are poorly known, but at least part of their diet is presumed to be moths.[6] They occupy narrowly accessible small hollows in small trees or old-growth timber. The habitat type may be in a variety of woodlands or shrublands in desert and arid regions.[8][7]
The inland range of Vespadelus baverstocki overlaps with a similar 'forest bat', the southern
References
- ^ . Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ ISSN 0312-3162.
- ^ ISBN 9781486300136.
- ^ OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b c Queale, L.F. (1997). "Field identification of female little brown bats Vespadelus Spp. (Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae) in South Australia". Records of the South Australian Museum. 30 (1997–1998): 28–33.
- ^ ISBN 9780643103740.
- ^ ISBN 9780195573954.
- ^ a b "Inland Forest Bat, Scientific name: Vespadelus baverstocki". The Australian Museum. 2018-10-18. Retrieved 31 December 2018.