Nyctophilus arnhemensis Click to enlarge image
Bat, Northern Long-eared GBB-30895.tif Image: G B Baker
© Australian Museum

Fast Facts

  • Classification
    Genus
    Nyctophilus
    Species
    arnhemensis
    Family
    Vespertilionidae
    Order
    Chiroptera
    Class
    Mammalia
    Subphylum
    Vertebrata
    Phylum
    Chordata
    Kingdom
    Animalia

Introduction

Although these insect-eating bats are called Arnhem Land Long-eared Bats, they are found all over northern Australia.

Habitat

Arnhem Land Long-eared Bats roost by themselves under flaps of bark, close to the ground. They also roost in house roofs.

Distribution



Feeding and diet

Arnhem Land Long-eared Bats feed on insects. They fly slowly around, close to and under the leaves of thick forests as they hunt for their prey.

Conservation status

Arnhem Land Long-eared Bats are vulnerable to loss of roosting sites and adverse changes to feeding areas from clearing of vegetation and land degradation from agricultural activities.