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Gould's long-eared bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Species : Nyctophilus gouldi
The Gould's long-eared 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 Gould
A young / baby of a Gould is called a 'pup'. A Gould group is called a 'colony or cloud'.
Facts about the Gould's long-eared bat
The visual acuity of Nyctophilus gouldi is nowhere near that of Macrotus californicus and Antrozous pallidus, but rather similar to that of other aerial hawking Vespertilionidae (Tab 2), which explains why they cannot find prey on the ground visually. (Full text)
Gould's Long-eared Bats are small bats that roost under peeling bark and in tree hollows in south-eastern Australia. (Full text)