New Guinea Free-tailed Bat

New Guinea Free-tailed BatThis free-tailed bat occurs in the New Guinea highlands. The IUCN assessment lists a range of forest and grassland settings, while noting gaps in distribution and ecological knowledge.What does it look like?An Australian government family account, using the older name Tadarida kuboriensis, distinguishes it from T. australis by the absence of a white flank stripe and by smaller values for some measurements.How does it live?This free-tailed bat occurs in the New Guinea highlands. The IUCN assessment lists a range of forest and grassland settings, while noting gaps in distribution and ecological knowledge.The IUCN assessment gives records from about 1,900–2,900 m and lists montane forest, including Nothofagus forest, subalpine grassland, degraded forest, and gardens.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.