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| Mammals Database .. detailed information | |
| Goldern-tipped Bat , Dome-headed Bat Kerivoula papuensis | |
| Mammal Family : | "Evening Bats" Vespertilionidae |
| Description : | Rare. Body 6cm ; Tail 5cm ; Forearm 4cm ; Weight 8g ; Woolly dark brown fur with distinctive gold tips. Able to fly slowly in very dense vegetation, hovering for short periods. Mainly eats spiders. Colonies small, up to 9 bats. |
| Typical Habitat : | Rainforest, tall eucalypt forest with rainforest sub-canopy, occasionally eucalypt woodland and paperbark forest. Roosts in Yellow-throated Scrubwren nests. |
| Distribution : | Coastal, Cape York to Bega N.S.W. |
| Introduced : | No |
| Seen North Qld : | Yes |
| NCA : | Rare |
| Additional info .. | |
NCA = Nature Conservation Act (Queensland) | |
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