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Sighting 4561849

Vespadelus sp. (genus)

A vesper forest bat at Holder, ACT

Vespadelus sp. (genus) at Holder, ACT - suppressed
Vespadelus sp. (genus) at Holder, ACT - suppressed
Vespadelus sp. (genus) at Holder, ACT - suppressed
Vespadelus sp. (genus) at Holder, ACT - suppressed
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Identification history

Vespadelus sp. (genus) 23 Mar 2024 MPennay
Unverified 21 Mar 2024 Seh

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Size was slightly smaller than a mouse. Second day in a row I'd opened the umbrella and this little guy was there. Flew off into nearby cherry trees both times.

5 comments

DonFletcher wrote:
   22 Mar 2024
@Seh Are you able to upload a photo of it?
Seh wrote:
   23 Mar 2024
Sorry I thought the upload worked first time
DonFletcher wrote:
   23 Mar 2024
Thanks @Seh
Not a lot to go on with the face, tail and underside all hidden. @MPennay might be needed to ID this one.
MPennay wrote:
   23 Mar 2024
It's one of the small forest bats, genus Vespadelus there are 3 species in the Canberra region they all look very similar and need clear photos and precise measurements to get down to individual species IDs (mere millimetres seperate them).
DonFletcher wrote:
   23 Mar 2024
Thanks Michael

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