Inland broad-nosed bat | |
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being held with outstretched wing. Found roosting inside a house at Roxby Downs, South Australia. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Chiroptera |
Family: | Vespertilionidae |
Genus: | Scotorepens |
Species: | S. balstoni
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Binomial name | |
Scotorepens balstoni (Thomas, 1906)
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Map showing recorded occurrences of inland broad-nosed bats. Source: Atlas of Living Australia |
The inland broad-nosed bat (Scotorepens balstoni) is a species of vesper bat. They are endemic to Australia and widespread throughout the inland, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. This insectivorous microbat, measuring 12 centimetres (4.7 in) in length, roosts in tree hollows during the day and forages over woodland and water at night.