Chocolate Wattled Bat

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Chocolate Wattled Bat

Chocolate Wattled Bat

Chalinolobus morio

Roosts in tree hollows, under bark, in Fairy Martin nests, buildings and caves. Female colonies of 6-70 have been located while males generally roost alone. Females generally give birth to one young, sometimes two in October-November. 

Details Description
Type
Mammal
Group
Placental
Identifying Characteristics

The fur is chocolate-brown all over the body, however some specimens have a lighter fur underside. The head is steeply domed with a short muzzle and a distinctive fleshy lobe on the lower lip. The ears are short and broad, as is the tragus which curves forward with a pointed tip. The tail is enclosed in the tail membrane. Weight 5.5-10.3 g.
Distinctive Markings

There is a characteristic small fleshy lobe (wattle) at the corner of the mouth, and usually a ridge of fur across the muzzle between the eyes and the snout.
Diet

Carnivore. Moths, beetles, bugs, ants, flies and lacewings.
Habitat

Wet and dry sclerophyll forest, woodlands and mallee.
Native Status
Native to Australia
Taxonomy
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Vespertilionidae
Genus
Chalinolobus
Species
morio
Chocolate Wattled Bat
Widely distributed across southern Australia extending to Townsville and Tasmania. Some inland populations.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Conservation Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.