Eastern False Pipistrelle

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Eastern False Pipistrelle

Eastern False Pipistrelle

Falsistrellus tasmaniensis

Generally roosts in hollow eucalypt trunks. Entirely male or female colonies of 3-36 form, however some mixed colonies have been located. Females give birth to single young in December.

Details Description
Type
Mammal
Group
Placental
Former Scientific Name
Pipistrellus tasmaniensis
Other Common Names
Eastern falsistrelle
Identifying Characteristics

Reddish brown fur on back with slightly paler fur on the underside. Long slender ears with a characteristic notch on the outer margin. Long and acutely pointed tragus. Short and sparsely haired muzzle. Weight 14-26 g.
Distinctive Markings

Characteristic notch on the outer ear near the tip.
Diet

Carnivore. Moths, rove beetles, chafers, weevils, plant bugs, flies and ants.
Habitat

Sclerophyll forests.
Native Status
Native to Australia
Taxonomy
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Vespertilionidae
Genus
Falsistrellus
Species
tasmaniensis
Eastern False Pipistrelle
Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland.

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.