Vespadelus sp. (genus)

A vesper forest bat at Jindabyne, NSW

Vespadelus sp. (genus) at Jindabyne, NSW - 7 Feb 2023
Vespadelus sp. (genus) at Jindabyne, NSW - 7 Feb 2023
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Vespadelus sp. (genus) 7 Feb 2023 MPennay
Unidentified 7 Feb 2023 HelenCross

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Found in house and released outside on to tree

3 comments

   7 Feb 2023
Possibly V.vulturnus with the pale tragus.
Also possible to be V.regulus however measurements and better photos required for definite ID.
MPennay wrote:
   7 Feb 2023
It's a forest bat, genus Vespadelus, there are 3 very similar looking species locally and it would require measurements to identify which of the 3 it is. Based on general shape and colour I'd suggest it's probably southern forest bat, Vespadelus regulus, but it's impossible to say with any certainty from the photos alone. Southern forest bat is very common in the dry woodlands around the Southern Tablelands and Alps.
HelenCross wrote:
   7 Feb 2023
Thanks Michael and Caroline

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