Gould's Long-eared Bat

Gould's Long-eared Bat
Gould's Long-eared Bat
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Nyctophilus
Species: N. gouldi
Binomial name
Nyctophilus gouldi
(Tomes, 1858)

Gould's Long-eared bat (Nyctophilus gouldi) 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.

References

  • Churchill, Sue (1998). Australian Bats. New Holland Publishers. 

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