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Sighting 3391970

Microchiroptera (suborder)

1 A microbat at Deakin, ACT

Microchiroptera (suborder) at Deakin, ACT - 28 Jan 2018 12:00 AM
Microchiroptera (suborder) at Deakin, ACT - 28 Jan 2018 12:00 AM
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Microchiroptera (suborder) 17 May 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unverified 25 Feb 2018 MichaelBedingfield

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At least 13 bats leaving hollow between 8.25 pm and 8.30 pm. Observed on other nights as well. Photo is a composite of frames from a short video, as it was too difficult to get photos. Many thanks to Ben Appleton.

4 comments

MPennay wrote:
   17 May 2018
Great photo, the profile looks like Wattled bats (Chalinolobus spp) , -most likely Gould's wattled bats, but its not really possible to ID from the photo.
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   17 May 2018
Thanks Mike - when you lent us the bat recorder we picked up 5 bat species on Red Hill of which Gould's wattled Bat was both the most abundant and widespread species.
JackyF wrote:
   17 May 2018
Many thanks. There is a second roost nearby.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   18 May 2018
Hi guys
Would we be able to apply a scientific name here, perhaps "Microchiroptera sp. (suborder)",
with "Unidentified microbat" as the common name?

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