| 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 
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| 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.
- ^ Lumsden, L.F.; Reardon, T.B.; Armstrong, K.N. (2021) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Scotorepens balstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T14942A209531194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T14942A209531194.en.