A range of teacher professional learning programs will be developed to accompany the Biodiversity of the Western Volcanic Plains online outreach...
Photo(s):
Eastern Freetail Bat
Mormopterus sp.
Mormopterus sp.
Roosts in tree hollows and spouts. Single young are born in summer. Females do not generally carry newborn young when foraging.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Mammal |
| Group | Placental |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Markings | Portion of tail extends beyond the tail membrane. |
| Diet | Carnivore. Bugs, ants, beetles and moths. |
| Habitat | Tall open forest, dry sclerophyll forest, River Red Gum and Yellow Box woodlands and riparian open forest. |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Chiroptera |
| Family | Molossidae |
| Genus | Mormopterus |
| Species | sp. |
Eastern Australia from Cooktown to south west Victoria, inland to the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range.
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.
