Little Broad-nosed Bat
Scotorepens greyii
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The little broad-nosed bat translates to "Grey's darkness creeper". Sometimes called Grey's broad-nosed after the third governor of South Australia, Sir John Edward Grey. It is a species of vesper bat, which is one of the largest and best-known family of bats. They are endemic to Australia, are insectivores and have a broad range within the mainland, mainly in hot arid areas but also found in tropical rainforests.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Scotorepens