Little Broad-nosed Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae
Scientific name: Scotorepens greyii

Where they roost:
Hollows in old, unused buildings, inside hollow fence posts and even underneath the metal caps on top of telegraph poles. They roost together in colonies of 2 to 20 bats.

What they eat:
Flying insects, including mosquitoes. They fly along creek edges and over waterholes as they catch their prey in flight. They also skim over the water surface to take drinks.

Conservation threats:
Vulnerable to loss of roost sites in tree hollows and loss of feeding grounds by forestry activities, clearing for agriculture and housing.

Other information:
In southern Australia little broad-nosed bats mate before winter and females give birth to twins in summer.

Photo © G Little/Nature Focus