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Chocolate wattled bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Species : Chalinolobus morio
The Chocolate wattled bat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the chocolate wattled bat
A young / baby of a chocolate wattled bat is called a 'pup'. A chocolate wattled bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Countries
Australia
Facts about the chocolate wattled bat
As in all insectivorous bat species, Chocolate Wattled bats are highly susceptible to insecticides both directly and indirectly (on their food source).
Comments:The Chocolate Wattled Bat is a small nocturnal mammal found throughout Tasmania and all mainland states.
Corstorphan's property (see Chocolate wattled bat) is an Eastern pygmy-possum. (Full text)
The Chocolate wattled bat Chalinolobus morio is aptly named for its chocolate-coloured fur and wattle (or lobe) near the corners of its mouth. (Full text)