A vesper forest bat at Bungendore, NSW
Identification history
| Vespadelus sp. (genus) | 28 Oct 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Vespadelus sp. (genus) | 22 Oct 2022 | MPennay | ||
| Unidentified | 22 Oct 2022 | clarehoneydove |
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User's notes
Not alive :( smaller than palm, under 10cm. Very light.
3 comments
MPennay
wrote:
22 Oct 2022
Hi, it's one of the small forest bat species either Little forest bat Vespadelus vulturnus or Southern forest bat Vespadelus regulus.
If you still have the bat, if you are able to measure the forearm very carefully (to mm accuracy) then we could tell you which species. I can give you some guidance if you're not sure how, also you should wear some gloves to handle it even if dead to be safe as bats can carry a few dangerous diseases.
If you still have the bat, if you are able to measure the forearm very carefully (to mm accuracy) then we could tell you which species. I can give you some guidance if you're not sure how, also you should wear some gloves to handle it even if dead to be safe as bats can carry a few dangerous diseases.
clarehoneydove
wrote:
22 Oct 2022
Hi @MPennay is it of benefit to get a proper i.d or just my own personal interest? I picked up this little one in plastic bag and buried.
When I looked through potential bats I also though forest bat. Very sad. :(
When I looked through potential bats I also though forest bat. Very sad. :(
MPennay
wrote:
22 Oct 2022
No special need for species ID, just out of interest. Both the little and southern forest bats are very common locally, although hardly seen. Just out of interest a full grown adult male weighs about as much as a 5c coin and they can live for decades. One of the smallest mammals in Australia and the world. Amazing bats.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.470663-35.329882
- Altitude 765.0m
- Places Bungendore, NSW
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- 1 Abundance
- 21 Oct 2022 08:54 AM Recorded on
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
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- Vespadelus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A vesper forest bat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1088.2m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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