Arnhem Sheath-tailed Bat

Arnhem Sheath-tailed BatAdults have orange-brown fur with a white stripe along each side. The bat eats flying insects and forages above wetlands and open woodland in northern Australia.What does it look like?Adults are orange brown with a white stripe along each side. The juvenile in the study lacked these stripes.How does it live?Adults have orange-brown fur with a white stripe along each side. The bat eats flying insects and forages above wetlands and open woodland in northern Australia.It feeds on flying insects and makes fast, straight flights above wetlands and open forest; observations also describe low flights over water.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.