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| Mammals Database .. detailed information | |
| Common Bent Wing Bat , Large Bebtwing Bat , Schreibers' Bat Miniopterus schreibersii | |
| Mammal Family : | "Evening Bats" Vespertilionidae |
| Description : | Common. Weight 10-20g ; Forearm 45-50mm. Shares nursery roost with Little Bentwing Bat. Eats insects and is preyed upon by owls, pythons, feral cats and wild dogs. Because of it's dependance on a few nursery cave sites, may place it's survival in dout. |
| Typical Habitat : | Well timbered valleys, rainforest, open forest and mangroves. |
| Distribution : | A coastal belt from Cape York down to Victoria and eastern South Australia. With another subspecies in northern W.A. and Top End of NT |
| Introduced : | No |
| Seen North Qld : | Yes |
| Additional info .. | locations seen (3) .. habitats seen (2) .. |
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