Austronomus

• White-striped Free-tailed Bat Austronomus australis

  It has a brown back, a paler underside, and broad white stripes along its sides. This Australian bat is nocturnal and uses echolocation to find insects.

• New Guinea Free-tailed Bat Austronomus kuboriensis

  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.