Inland Broad-nosed Bat

Family: Vespertilionidae
Scientific name: Scotorepens balstoni

Where they roost:
Hollows of old trees, and occassionally in buildings where they share roosts with large colonies of little mastiff bats.

What they eat:
Flying insects, including mosquitoes. They fly over water to catch their prey in flight.

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:
Inland broad-nosed bats mate before winter and females give birth to one or two babies in summer. When the babies are five weeks old they can fly and hunt on their own.

Photo © R&A Williams/Nature Focus