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| Photographed at Naracoorte Caves, South Australia, September 2017 |
65 SOUTHERN BENT-WING BAT Miniopterus schreibersii bassanii
AUSTRALIA 65
One of the three subspecies of Common Bent-wing Bat found in south-eastern Australia; may be elevated to species level. Population has been declining since 1950s; one of only five mammals in Australia classified as critically endangered.
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