Northern Leaf-nosed Bat
Scientific name: Hipposideros stenotis
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© Australian Museum
© Australian Museum
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Hipposideros
- Species
- stenotis
- Family
- Hipposideridae
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Subclass
- Eutheria
- Subphylum
- Vertebrata
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Kingdom
- Animalia
Introduction
Northern Leaf-nosed Bats fly slowly with a flutter, like a butterfly, but can change direction quickly as they hunt their prey.
Habitat
Northern Leaf-nosed Bats roost in caves and cracks in sandstone cliffs and in old mines. It is not known whether they roost together in colonies.
Distribution
Distribution data sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia
Feeding and diet
Northern Leaf-nosed Bats eat moths, mosquitoes and flies. They fly slowly with a flutter, like a butterfly but can change direction quickly as they hunt their prey.
Conservation status
Northern Leaf-nosed Bats are vulnerable to disturbance from human visitors to cave roosts, destruction of caves by mining, and loss of feeding habitat by clearing and land degradation from agriculture.
