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Eastern Tube-nosed Bat Nyctimene robinsoni | |
Mammal Family : | "Fruit-Bats" Pteropodidae |
Description : | Common. Body 11cm ; Tail 2cm ; Forearm 25mm ; Weight 50g ; Colour, brown to brown-grey with yellow to lime-green blotches. Eats fruit favouring figs, blue quandong and burdekin plum, is becoming an orchard pest. Roosts alone with up to 5 found in 1 tree. |
Typical Habitat : | Rainforest or gallery forest along watercourses. |
Distribution : | Coastal, from Cape York to northern N.S.W. |
Introduced : | No |
Seen North Qld : | Yes |
Additional info .. | locations seen (5) .. habitats seen (3) .. |
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