Chalinolobus gouldii

Gould's Wattled Bat at O'Connor, ACT

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Chalinolobus gouldii 27 May 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Chalinolobus gouldii 21 May 2019 AndrewCB
Chalinolobus gouldii 20 May 2019 MPennay
Miniopterus schreibersii 20 May 2019 AndrewCB
Unverified 20 May 2019 AndrewCB

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3 comments

   21 May 2019
Hi Andrew, any more pics of the face or bat as a whole? In general the colour and lobes near the ear look like a Chalinolobus more than Miniopterus but it's a little difficult to tell.
   21 May 2019
Thanks Michael! Have uploaded a couple more pics. Following reading about the finger bone lengths in M. schreibersii am now pretty sure it’s not that species and agree Chanilobus seems much more likely
   22 May 2019
Yep definitely Gould's wattled bat. The very solid and much darker head and shoulders (remeniscent of an American bison) is a giveaway for this species.

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  • 20 May 2019 11:14 PM Recorded on
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