Vespadelus

• Finlayson's Cave Bat Vespadelus finlaysoni

  

  Finlayson's cave bat is a small species widespread across Australia. It occurs from deserts to high-rainfall coastal areas, often near rocky outcrops or hills.

• Eastern Cave Bat Vespadelus troughtoni

  

  This small bat is recorded across eastern Australia. It occurs in dry open forest and woodland and roosts in caves, rock crevices, and similar shelters.

• Little Brown Bat Vespadelus vulturnus

  

  A small bat with paler fur underneath, it catches flying insects in the forests and woodlands of southeastern Australia and Tasmania.

• Baverstock's Forest Bat Vespadelus baverstocki

  Baverstock's Forest Bat is a small bat of inland Australia. It roosts by day in tree hollows and other shelters; females gather in early summer to raise a single young.

• Little Brown Bat Vespadelus caurinus

  This small bat occurs in northern Australia. It catches insects in flight over wooded habitats and roosts in caves, rock crevices, and other sheltered sites.

• Large Forest Bat Vespadelus darlingtoni

  A bat from eastern and southeastern Australia. It has long, shaggy brown fur, a dark face and wings, and catches flying insects at night.

• Kimberley Cave Bat Vespadelus douglasorum

  The Kimberley cave bat is a cave-roosting bat from the Kimberley region of Western Australia. It has pale orange-yellow lips and shoulder fur and feeds on insects.

• Eastern Forest Bat Vespadelus pumilus

  The eastern forest bat is small and roosts in hollows of old eucalypts or beneath loose bark. An occurrence map on the Australian Museum page shows records in Australia.

• King River Little Bat Vespadelus regulus

  Its back is reddish brown and its underside is lighter brown. It hibernates, roosts in small groups, and mothers give birth to one pup in early summer.

• Little Brown Bat Vespadelus vulturnus

  A small bat with paler fur underneath, it catches flying insects in the forests and woodlands of southeastern Australia and Tasmania.

• Finlayson's Cave Bat Vespadelus finlaysoni

  Finlayson's cave bat is a small species widespread across Australia. It occurs from deserts to high-rainfall coastal areas, often near rocky outcrops or hills.

• Eastern Cave Bat Vespadelus troughtoni

  This small bat is recorded across eastern Australia. It occurs in dry open forest and woodland and roosts in caves, rock crevices, and similar shelters.