Chalinolobus gouldii
Gould's Wattled Bat at O'Connor, ACT
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| Chalinolobus gouldii | MichaelMulvaney | 27 May 2019 | |
| Chalinolobus gouldii | AndrewCB | 21 May 2019 | |
| Chalinolobus gouldii | MPennay | 20 May 2019 | |
| Miniopterus schreibersii | AndrewCB | 20 May 2019 | |
| Unverified | AndrewCB | 20 May 2019 |
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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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.119461-35.253406
- Altitude 585.0m
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 May 2019 11:14 PM Recorded on
- AndrewCB Recorded by
- Female Gender
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Species information
- Chalinolobus gouldii Scientific name
- Gould's Wattled Bat Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 783.57m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Nyctophilus gouldi
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