A range of teacher professional learning programs will be developed to accompany the Biodiversity of the Western Volcanic Plains online outreach...
Photo(s):
Little Forest Bat
Vespadelus vulturnus
Vespadelus vulturnus
Roosts in tree hollows and building roofs. Small colonies of male and female only bats. Single young are born in November-December.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Mammal |
| Group | Placental |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Markings | The fur is distinctly bicoloured, darker at the base. The ears and wings are pale. The tragus is often white. |
| Diet | Carnivore. Bugs, beeetles, flies, ants, moths, cockroaches, spiders, grasshoppers and lacewings. |
| Habitat | Wet and dry sclerophyll forest, River Red Gums, montane and dry woodland and mallee. |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Chiroptera |
| Family | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus | Vespadelus |
| Species | vulturnus |
Eastern Australia including southern Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, south-eastern South Australia and Tasmania.
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.
