List of bats of Australia
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This is the list of bats of Australia, a sub-list of the list of mammals of Australia. About 81 bat species are known to occur in Australia, Lord Howe and Christmas Island. This list principally follows the authoritative references, the Australian Faunal Directory, Churchill (2008), and the Australasian Bat Society.
Bats are all of the order Chiroptera.
Each listing includes the conservation status of the animal, following the information set out by the IUCN Red List (v. 2024-2; as at 24 December 2024). The conservation categories are:
EX – Extinct;
EW – Extinct in the wild;
CR – Critically endangered;
EN – Endangered;
VU – Vulnerable;
NT – Near threatened;
LC – Least concern;
DD – Data deficient;
NE – Not evaluated.
Microchiroptera (microbats)
Emballonuridae
Saccolaimus
Yellow-bellied sheathtail bat, S. flaviventris. Endemic species with a wide distribution in mainland Australia. LC IUCN
Papuan sheath-tailed bat, S. mixtus.
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