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New Zealand Long-tailed Bat

While the New Zealand Long-tailed Bat is only native to its namesake country, New Zealand, it is has five close cousins not far away in Australia.

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Description

Latin Name: Chalinolobus tuberculata	Conservation Status: Unknown
Distribution: New Zealand	Average Weight: 10 g

The New Zealand Long-tailed Bat, and long-tailed bats in general, are also commonly known as pied bats and wattled bats. There are two species of bats living in New Zealand, and the New Zealand Long-tailed Bat is the more numerous of the two. These nocturnal mammals are quite small, with tiny ears, and are a medium brown in colour.