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Nyctophilus sp. (genus)

A long-eared bat at Higgins, ACT

Nyctophilus sp. (genus) at Higgins, ACT - 18 May 2013
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Identification history

Nyctophilus sp. (genus) 3 Feb 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Nyctophilus sp. (genus) 30 Jan 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 30 Jan 2017 AlisonMilton

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I found this little guy snuggled up under a sheet of black plastic protecting a mattress in my garage. I'd noticed droppings over a couple of weeks that I had attributed to mice. Sadly, after I disturbed it, it didn't come back.

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DonFletcher wrote:
   31 Jan 2017
Hi Alison, Are there any photos showing the face or the underside? I suspect either Chalinolobus morio (Chocolate Wattled Bat) or C. gouldii (Goulds Wattled Bat).
AlisonMilton wrote:
   31 Jan 2017
Sadly no. I didn't want to disturb it too much.
DonFletcher wrote:
   31 Jan 2017
Hi Michael, My initial reaction on seeing the ear was Nyctophilus too but after looking att other photos I changed my mind. You did the right thing to refer to Greg Richards. Michael Pennay would be another possibility.

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