List of Australian bats
Overview
Lord Howe Island
Lord Howe Island is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, directly east of mainland Port Macquarie, and about from Norfolk Island. The island is about 11 km long and between 2.8 km and 0.6 km wide with an area of...
and Christmas Island
Christmas Island
The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It is located northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and ENE of the Cocos Islands....
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- Bare-backed Fruit Bat, Dobsonia moluccense magna - Far North QueenslandFar North QueenslandFar North Queensland, or FNQ, is the northernmost part of the Australian state of Queensland. The region, which contains a large section of the Tropical North Queensland area, stretches from the city of Cairns north to the Torres Strait...
; the species range also includes New GuineaNew GuineaNew Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago... - Northern Blossom-batNorthern Blossom-batMacroglossus minimus nanus or the Northern Blossom-bat is a fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae....
, Macroglossus minimus - northern Australia and South-east Asia - Common Blossom-batCommon Blossom-batThe Common Blossom-bat, Syconycteris australis, also known as the Southern Blossom-bat or Queensland Blossom-bat is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae....
, Syconycteris australis - coastal eastern Australia; New Guinea and Indonesia - Northern Tube-nosed Bat, Nyctimene cephalotes - Moa Island in Torres StraitTorres StraitThe Torres Strait is a body of water which lies between Australia and the Melanesian island of New Guinea. It is approximately wide at its narrowest extent. To the south is Cape York Peninsula, the northernmost continental extremity of the Australian state of Queensland...
; New Guinea and Indonesia - Eastern Tube-nosed Bat, Nyctimene robinsoni - endemicEndemic (ecology)Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, all species of lemur are endemic to the...
to Australia, found on east coast - Black Flying-foxBlack Flying-foxThe Black Flying-Fox, Pteropus alecto, is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Members of the genus Pteropus include the largest bats in the world. The Pteropus genus has currently about 57 recognised species...
, Pteropus alecto - northern Australia; New Guinea and Indonesia - Spectacled Flying-foxSpectacled Flying-foxThe Spectacled Flying Fox , is a megabat also known as the Spectacled Fruit Bat, lives in Australia's north-eastern west regions of Queensland...
, Pteropus conspicillatus - coastal Queensland; New Guinea and Indonesia - Large-eared Flying-fox, Pteropus macrotis - Boigu Island in the Torres Strait and New Guinea
- Black-eared Flying-fox, Pteropus melanotus - Christmas Island; the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Nias and Enggano Islands off Indonesia
- Grey-headed Flying-fox, Pteropus poliocephalus - endemic species found on the east coast from Rockhampton to western Victoria
- Little Red Flying-foxLittle Red Flying-foxThe Little Red Flying Fox is a species of megabat native to northern and eastern Australia. With a weight of it is large fruit bat, but the smallest Flying Fox in mainland Australia . It has the widest range of all the species, going much further inland than the larger fruit bats...
, Pteropus scapulatus - wide distribution in northern and eastern Australia; also known from New Guinea
- Ghost BatGhost BatThe Ghost Bat , also known as the False Vampire Bat is a bat endemic to Australia, named for the extremely thin membrane of its wings that makes it appear ghostly at night. Ghost Bats have grey fur on their backs and pale grey or white fur on their undersides. They have long, narrow wings but no...
, Macroderma gigas - endemic; found across northern Australia
- Eastern Horseshoe Bat, Rhinolophus megaphyllus - east coast and New Guinea
- Large-eared Horseshoe BatLarge-eared Horseshoe BatThe Large-eared Horseshoe Bat is a species of bat in the Rhinolophidae family. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines.-References:...
, Rhinolophus philippinensis - northeast Queensland; New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines. - Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat, Hipposideros ater - Northern Australia; South East Asia to India
- Fawn Leaf-nosed Bat, Hipposideros cervinus - far north Queensland; South East Asia
- Diadem Leaf-nosed Bat, Hipposideros diadema - northern Queensland and South East Asia
- Arnhem Leaf-nosed Bat, Hipposideros diadema inornatus - Top End of the Northern Territory; South East Asia
- Semon's Leaf-nosed Bat, Hipposideros semoni - North Queensland and New Guinea
- Northern Leaf-nosed Bat, Hipposideros stenotis - endemic; the Kimberleys, the Top End and north-western Queensland
- Orange Leaf-nosed BatOrange Leaf-nosed BatThe Orange Leaf-nosed Bat, Rhinonicteris aurantia, is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is the only living species in the genus Rhinonicteris. It is endemic to Australia.-References:...
, Rhinonicteris aurantia - from the Pilbara to north-western Queensland
- Yellow-bellied Sheath-tailed Bat, Saccolaimus flaviventris - endemic species with a wide distribution in tropical Australia
- Papuan Sheath-tailed Bat, Saccolaimus mixtus - Cape York Peninsula and in New Guinea
- Bare-rumped Sheath-tailed Bat, Saccolaimus saccolaimus - Northern Australia; South East Asia to India
- Coastal Sheath-tailed Bat, Taphozous australis - East coast of Queensland and the Torres Stait; recorded a few times in New Guinea
- Common Sheath-tailed Bat, Taphozous georgianus - endemic species found across northern Australia
- Hill's Sheath-tailed Bat, Taphozous hilli - endemic; central inland Australia
- Arnhem Sheath-tailed Bat, Taphozous kapalgensis - endemic; found only in KakaduKakadu National ParkKakadu National Park is in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of Darwin.Kakadu National Park is located within the Alligator Rivers Region of the Northern Territory of Australia. It covers an area of , extending nearly 200 kilometres from north to south and over 100 kilometres...
- Troughton's Sheath-tailed Bat, Taphozous troughtoni - endemic; found only around Mount Isa
- Northern Free-tailed Bat, Chaerephon jobensis - northern Australia; New Guinea and Indonesia
- Beccari's Free-tailed Bat, Mormopterus beccarii - widespread across northern Australia; Indonesia
- Australian Little Free-tailed Bat, Mormopterus loriae
- Western Little Free-tailed Bat, Mormopterus loriae cobourgiana - endemic, west coast
- Eastern Little Free-tailed Bat, Mormopterus loriae ridei - northern Australia and New Guinea
- East-coast Free-tailed Bat, Mormopterus norfolkensis - endemic; east coast from Brisbane to Sydney.
- Bristle-faced Free-tailed Bat, Mormopterus eleryi - endemic, central Australia
- Eastern Free-tailed Bat, Mormopterus sp. - endemic, east coast
- Inland Free-tailed Bat, Mormopterus sp. - endemic, South-west Australia
- South-western Free-tailed Bat, Mormopterus sp. - endemic, south-western Australia
- South-eastern Free-tailed Bat, Mormopterus sp. - endemic, south-eastern Australia
- White-striped Free-tailed BatWhite-striped Free-tailed BatThe White-striped Free-tailed Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
, Tadarida australis - endemic; southern Australia except Tasmania.
- Large-eared Pied BatLarge-eared Pied BatThe Large-Eared Pied Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.This vulnerable mammal can be found in the Australia.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 09 July 2007....
, Chalinolobus dwyeri - endemic; western side of the Great Diviing Range from south-western Queensland to southern New South Wales. - Gould's Wattled BatGould's Wattled BatGould's Wattled Bat is a species of Australian wattled bat named after the English naturalist John Gould.-Range:C. gouldii is known throughout mainland Australia as well as Tasmania, New Caledonia, and Norfolk Island.-Appearance:C...
, Chalinolobus gouldii - throughout Australia; Tasmania and Norfolk Island - Chocolate Wattled BatChocolate Wattled BatThe Chocolate Wattled Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is found only in Australia.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
, Chalinolobus morio - endemic; southern Australia and Tasmania - Hoary Wattled BatHoary Wattled BatThe Hoary Wattled Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
, Chalinolobus nigrogriseus - northern Australia and New Guinea - Little Pied BatLittle Pied BatThe Little Pied Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is found only in Australia.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
, Chalinolobus picatus - endemic; inland Queensland and New South Wales west of the Great Dividing Range - Western False Pipistrelle, Falsistrellus mackenziei - endemic; south-western Australia
- Eastern False PipistrelleEastern False PipistrelleThe Eastern False Pipistrelle is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is found only in Australia.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
, Falsistrellus tasmaniensis - endemic; south-western Queensland, New South Wales - Little Bent-wing Bat, Miniopterus australis - east coast; New Guinea and Indonesia
- Common Bent-wing Bat, Miniopterus schreibersii - northern and eastern Australia; wide Pacific distribution
- Eastern Bent-wing Bat, Miniopterus schreibersii oceanensis - East and North western Australia
- Flute-nosed Bat, Murina florium - Far North Queensland; New Guinea and eastern Indonesia
- Large-footed BatLarge-footed BatThe Large-Footed Bat, Large-Footed Mouse-Eared Bat or Large-footed Myotis is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family....
, Myotis adversus - coastal northern and eastern Australia - Northern Long-eared BatNorthern Long-eared BatThe Northern Long-Eared Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is found only in Australia.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
, Nyctophilus arnhemensis - endemic; the Top EndTop EndThe Top End of northern Australia is the second northernmost point on the continent. It covers a rather vaguely-defined area of perhaps 400,000 square kilometres behind the northern coast from the Northern Territory capital of Darwin across to Arnhem Land with the Indian Ocean on the west, the... - Eastern Long-eared Bat, Nyctophilus bifax - endemic, northern Australia.
- Lesser Long-eared BatLesser Long-eared BatThe Lesser Long-Eared Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is found only in Australia.-Classification:...
, Nyctophilus geoffroyi - endemic; throughout Australia and Tasmania, absent from the east coast of Queensland. - Gould's Long-eared BatGould's Long-eared BatGould's Long-eared bat is a microbat found in eastern Australia from Queensland to Victoria as well as in south-west Western Australia. These bats roost in tree hollows and eat a variety of insects. In southern Australia, they hibernate over winter from April until September....
, Nyctophilus gouldii - endemic; eastern and south-western Australia - Lord Howe Long-eared BatLord Howe Long-eared BatThe Lord Howe Long-Eared Bat is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It is known only from a single skull found on Lord Howe Island in 1972 and dated to the 20th century. It may thus be extinct; if not it is certainly endangered.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . ...
, Nyctophilus howensis - endemic to Lord Howe IslandLord Howe IslandLord Howe Island is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand, directly east of mainland Port Macquarie, and about from Norfolk Island. The island is about 11 km long and between 2.8 km and 0.6 km wide with an area of...
; probably extinctExtinctionIn biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point... - Tasmanian long-eared bat, Nyctophilus sherrini - endemic; Tasmania.
- Nyctophilus daedalus - endemic; eastern Queensland to Western Australia.
- Central Long-eared Bat, Nyctophilus sp.
