Pictures and facts about the Long-tailed bats

Godman's long-tailed bat	lesser long-tailed bat
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Long-tailed bats

Order : Chiroptera
Family : Phyllostomidae
Subfamily : Glossophaginae
Genus : Choeroniscus

Facts about the genus Choeroniscus, the long-tailed bats

- Long-tailed bats are confirmed present in Wellington – for the first time in 100 years. (Full text)

Long-tailed bats are found in the Waitomo district. (Full text)

Long-tailed bats are widely distributed throughout the mainland, Stewart Island, Little Barrier and Great Barrier islands and Kapiti Island. (Full text)

Long-tailed bats are colonial, with an average roost colony of ten, but this can vary from many hundreds to a single bat (Daniel, 1990). (Full text)

Long-tailed bats are vulnerable to (Full text)

Threats and Conservation Both short and long tailed bats are under threat from introduced predators such as rats and stoats. (Full text)

Long-tailed bats are closely related to Australian bats; they belong to a more widespread family than the short-tailed bat. (Full text)