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Microbat, Northern Freetail Bat

Chaerephon jobensis


 

Found over most of Australia north of Tropic of Capricorn in a wide variety of habitats. Roosts in tree hollows, caves and buildings . Forages above the canopy with fast direct flight, slower in open habitats or over water.

A field Guide to the Mammals of Australia by Menkhorst & Knight

Classifications: Mammal
Family: Molossidae (Freetail Bats)
Information sources: Photo taken at Cannonvale Beach by Dale Mengel

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