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Based on abrupt differences in echolocation calls between different populations, there may be cryptic species included within what 1s currently recognized as V. vulturnus . Monotypic.; [batnames2022]  pumilus species group. Includes pygmaeus; see McKean et al. (1978). Does not include baverstocki; see Kitchener et al. (1987) andQueale (1997). This complex may include more than one species; see Adams et al. (1987).; [batnames2023]  pumilus species group. Includes pygmaeus; see McKean et al. (1978). Does not include baverstocki; see Kitchener et al. (1987) andQueale (1997). This complex may include more than one species; see Adams et al. (1987).; [batnames2025_1.7] pumilusspecies group. Includes pygmaeus; see McKean et al. (1978). Does not include baverstocki; see Kitchener et al. (1987) andQueale (1997). This complex may include more than one species; see Adams et al. (1987).				pygmaeus		pygmaeus.			pygmaeus			vulturnus	vulturnus - pygmaeus	pygmaeus, vulturnus		vulturnus	vulturnus - pygmaeus	pygmaeus, vulturnus	pygmaeus, vulturnus	vulturnus 	vulturnus - pygmaeus	pygmaeus (Becker, 1858) [preoccupied]|vulturnus (O. Thomas, 1914)		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1980. A World List of Mammalian Species. British Museum (Natural History), London, 226 pp.		SE Australia, Tasmania	Honacki, J.H., Kinman, K.E. and Koeppl, J.W. 1982. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Allen Press, Lawrence, 694 pp.	Eptesicus vulturnus	Australia, Tasmania.	Thomas	1914	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 13:440.	Distribution: Confined to southeastern and southcentral portions of Australia including Tasmania.		Corbet, G.B. and Hill, J.E. 1991. A World List of Mammalian Species. Third edition. Oxford University Press, London, 243 pp. ISBN 0-19-854017-5	Little forest bat	SE Australia, Tasmania	Koopman, K.F. 1993. Order Chiroptera. Pp. 137–242 in Wilson, D.E. and Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1206 pp.	Thomas	1914	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 13:440.	Subgenus Vespadelus. Includes pygmaeus-, see McKean et al. (1978:532).	SE Australia including Tasmania.	Australia, Tasmania.		THOMAS	1914	Size relatively small (forearm length, 26-30 mm). Forehead relatively flat. Rostrum relatively slender.	Distribution: Confined to southeastern and southcentral portions of Australia including Tasmania.	No subspecies. More than one species may be represented in this complex.		116	species	P. vulturnus	THOMAS	1914	Vespadelus	subgenus	Pipistrellus vulturnus				Size relatively small (forearm length, 26-30 mm). Forehead relatively flat. Rostrum relatively slender.	No subspecies. More than one species may be represented in this complex.		50. P. vulturnus THOMAS 1914 (= baverstocki KITCHENER & al. 1987).	50	NA			Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900, or at http://www.press.jhu.edu).	CHIROPTERA	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilioninae	Vespertilionini	Vespadelus vulturnus	Vespadelus		vulturnus	Thomas	y	1914		Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8	13		440		Little Forest Bat	Australia, Tasmania.	SE Australia including Tasmania.	IUCN 2003 and IUCN/SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc) as Eptesicus vulturnus.	pygmaeus Becker, 1858 [not Leach, 1825].	pumilus species group. Includes pygmaeus; see McKean et al. (1978). Does not include baverstocki; see Kitchener et al. (1987) and Queale (1997). This complex may include more than one species; see Adams et al. (1987).	4C3D87E8FFE06A5FFF7C97B5141EBF8B	Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions	978-84-16728-19-0	hbmw_9_Vespertilionidae_716.pdf.imf	hash://md5/b004ff90fffb6a44fffc96591e00bb32	793	zip:hash://sha256/ec5fd314a06aba1a7b0b72f23e54ac625ae272bd98f82f1d01f4c09627d9e8e0!/treatments-xml-main/data/4C/3D/87/4C3D87E8FFD86A60FA80956A1A18B8C1.xml	Vespadelus vulturnus	Vespertilionidae	Vespadelus	vulturnus		1914	Vespertilion sylvestre @fr | Kleine Waldfledermaus @de | Vespadelasilvestre @es | Little Bat @en | Little Brown Bat @en | Small Forest Eptesicus @en | Vulturine Little Bat @en	Eptesicus pumilus vulturnus Thomas, 1914 , Tasmania , Australia . Vespadelus vulturnus previously included V. baverstocki , but their specific status is supported by morphological data. Based on abrupt differences in echolocation calls between different populations, there may be cryptic species included within what 1s currently recognized as V. vulturnus . Monotypic.	SE Australia , in SE Queensland , New South Wales , Victoria , and SE South Australia ; also Flinders I and Tasmania .	Head-body 34-7-48 mm, tail 27-5-34-2 mm, ear 9-1-12: 2 mm , forearm 23-5-32-8 mm; weight 2:6-6-5 g. Pelage is variable; dorsal pelage varies from brown to pale gray (hairs bicolored, darker basally and creamy white to brown or gray on top one-third); ventral pelage is lighter. Ears, membranes, and face are pale brown (membranes can be dark blackish brown), and forearms are lighter than the membranes. Ears are small and rounded triangular with a smoothly convex anterior edge; tragus is narrow, anteriorly straight or slightly concave, posteriorly convex, and with rounded tip and slight posterobasal lobe; tragus is usually distinctly white or pale gray. Uropatagium reaches to tip of tail. Penis is pendulous and glans is distinctly round and bulbous; urethral opening is at anteroventral aspect of glans and covered by a spatulate lobe rising from either side of mid-ventral edge of opening. Baculum is long (mean 4-4 mm), with dorsally rod-shaped shaft and moderately expanded base with deep bifurcation to one-quarter of total length; deflected ventrally a little at base, and sharply at tip in lateral view. Skull is of moderate length; lambdoidal crest is weakly to moderately developed; anterior narial notch is narrow or broad U-shaped or V-shaped; rostrum is comparatively long; I? is bicuspid, I® is unicuspid; P* is much smaller than C' and within tooth row; crista linking base of metacone and hypocone on M' is absent or slight, and absent or slight on M*. Karyotype is 2n = 44.	Found in a variety of habitats including wet and dry sclerophyll forest, river red gum ( Eucalyptus camaldulensis , Myrtaceae ) forest, montane and dry woodlands, blackwood swamps, brigalow, mulga ( Acacia , Fabaceae ), and mallee, typically closer to riverine habitats in more arid regions. Recorded from sea level to 1100 m , although apparently commonest below 400 m .	Little Forest Bats forage in upper levels of forest understory or in spaces between trees, and regularly come very close to foliage. They are highly maneuverable and do spirals and gliding arcs when changing direction to catch prey. They almost always catch prey while it is flying, presumably by aerial-hawking. Most prey is eaten on the wing, but larger prey may be taken to a feeding roost to be eaten. Diet is highly variable, based on abundance and diversity of prey in surrounding habitats; this can change over the seasons. A recent study found the species would changeits foraging habitat based on prey availability (particularly that of the mosquito Aedes vigilax ), using saltmarsh habitats when mosquito abundance was higher but foraging elsewhere when mosquito abundance was low. Little Forest Bats regularly feed on moths, true bugs, and beetles, which make up most of the diet in most areas, but they also take some flies, wasps, termites, ants, and cockroaches, and rarely spiders, grasshoppers, and lacewings.	Breeding occurs during autumn and also winter. Spermatogenesis occurs during summer, and males will continue to store sperm throughout winter, remaining reproductively active. Little Forest Bats will arouse from hibernation to mate. Females also store sperm in the uterus, which is aided by a copulatory plug that forms in the vagina after mating. However, sperm is sometimes lost in the female’s reproductive trap and matings during winter can ensure that it is replaced. During winter, a follicle is present but ovulation is delayed until spring. Litter size is usually one, occasionally two. Births occur in late November or December. Lactating females are commonly found during December and January. Young are left in the roost while the female forages. Volant young are caught foraging with the females by mid-January. Females become sexually mature in their first year, males in their second. In southern Tasmania , births occur c¢.1 month later than in mainland populations.	Little Forest Bats leave their roosts at dusk to forage through the night. During winter, they hibernate in a torpid state, allowing them to leave hibernation to forage and breed. Their activity is highly dependent on ambient temperature, and during a cold spell they may not leave the roost to forage for weeks at a time. Males arouse from torpor more frequently than females, often to mate. The species roosts in narrow hollows in dead trees or dead branches of live trees, generally with several entrances; these are usually very small or narrow (only slightly larger than the bat itself). Call shape is FM/QCF andis variable across the distribution. There are three starkly different calls: south-eastern and central Queensland (characteristic frequency 43-47 kHz); coastal New South Wales (44-49 kHz); and southern New South Wales (49-53 kHz).	Little Forest Bats may roost singly or in colonies of up to 120 individuals. Roosts are sexually segregated, although juveniles and occasional adult males can be found in female colonies. The bats typically do not change roosts very often, and may occupy the same roost throughout an entire year. They will travel up to 1-5 km from day roosts to forage at specific locations.	Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Overall, there are no major threats currently affecting the Little Forest Bat, although land clearing for agriculture is a threat locally (e.g. in northern New South Wales ).	Campbell et al. (2005) | Churchill (2008) | Gonsalves et al. (2013) | Kitchener et al. (1987) | Law & Chidel (2000) | Law et al. (2002) | Lumsden & Bennett (1995, 2005) | Lumsden & Pennay (2008) | O'Neill & Taylor (1986) | Rueeggeret al. (2018) | Taylor et al. (1987) | Tidemann (1982, 1993) | Tidemann & Flavel (1987) | Tidemann et al. (2008) | Volleth & Tidemann (1989) | Willis et al. (2005) | Young & Ford (1998)	https://zenodo.org/record/6397914/files/figure.png	68. Little Forest Bat Vespadelus vulturnus French: Vespertilion sylvestre / German: Kleine Waldfledermaus / Spanish: Vespadela silvestre Other common names: Little Bat , Little Brown Bat , Small Forest Eptesicus , Vulturine Little Bat Taxonomy. Eptesicus pumilus vulturnus Thomas, 1914 , Tasmania , Australia . Vespadelus vulturnus previously included V. baverstocki , but their specific status is supported by morphological data. Based on abrupt differences in echolocation calls between different populations, there may be cryptic species included within what 1s currently recognized as V. vulturnus . Monotypic. Distribution. SE Australia , in SE Queensland , New South Wales , Victoria , and SE South Australia ; also Flinders I and Tasmania . Descriptive notes. Head-body 34-7-48 mm, tail 27-5-34-2 mm, ear 9-1-12: 2 mm , forearm 23-5-32-8 mm; weight 2:6-6-5 g. Pelage is variable; dorsal pelage varies from brown to pale gray (hairs bicolored, darker basally and creamy white to brown or gray on top one-third); ventral pelage is lighter. Ears, membranes, and face are pale brown (membranes can be dark blackish brown), and forearms are lighter than the membranes. Ears are small and rounded triangular with a smoothly convex anterior edge; tragus is narrow, anteriorly straight or slightly concave, posteriorly convex, and with rounded tip and slight posterobasal lobe; tragus is usually distinctly white or pale gray. Uropatagium reaches to tip of tail. Penis is pendulous and glans is distinctly round and bulbous; urethral opening is at anteroventral aspect of glans and covered by a spatulate lobe rising from either side of mid-ventral edge of opening. Baculum is long (mean 4-4 mm), with dorsally rod-shaped shaft and moderately expanded base with deep bifurcation to one-quarter of total length; deflected ventrally a little at base, and sharply at tip in lateral view. Skull is of moderate length; lambdoidal crest is weakly to moderately developed; anterior narial notch is narrow or broad U-shaped or V-shaped; rostrum is comparatively long; I? is bicuspid, I® is unicuspid; P* is much smaller than C' and within tooth row; crista linking base of metacone and hypocone on M' is absent or slight, and absent or slight on M*. Karyotype is 2n = 44. Habitat. Found in a variety of habitats including wet and dry sclerophyll forest, river red gum ( Eucalyptus camaldulensis , Myrtaceae ) forest, montane and dry woodlands, blackwood swamps, brigalow, mulga ( Acacia , Fabaceae ), and mallee, typically closer to riverine habitats in more arid regions. Recorded from sea level to 1100 m , although apparently commonest below 400 m . Food and Feeding. Little Forest Bats forage in upper levels of forest understory or in spaces between trees, and regularly come very close to foliage. They are highly maneuverable and do spirals and gliding arcs when changing direction to catch prey. They almost always catch prey while it is flying, presumably by aerial-hawking. Most prey is eaten on the wing, but larger prey may be taken to a feeding roost to be eaten. Diet is highly variable, based on abundance and diversity of prey in surrounding habitats; this can change over the seasons. A recent study found the species would changeits foraging habitat based on prey availability (particularly that of the mosquito Aedes vigilax ), using saltmarsh habitats when mosquito abundance was higher but foraging elsewhere when mosquito abundance was low. Little Forest Bats regularly feed on moths, true bugs, and beetles, which make up most of the diet in most areas, but they also take some flies, wasps, termites, ants, and cockroaches, and rarely spiders, grasshoppers, and lacewings. Breeding. Breeding occurs during autumn and also winter. Spermatogenesis occurs during summer, and males will continue to store sperm throughout winter, remaining reproductively active. Little Forest Bats will arouse from hibernation to mate. Females also store sperm in the uterus, which is aided by a copulatory plug that forms in the vagina after mating. However, sperm is sometimes lost in the female’s reproductive trap and matings during winter can ensure that it is replaced. During winter, a follicle is present but ovulation is delayed until spring. Litter size is usually one, occasionally two. Births occur in late November or December. Lactating females are commonly found during December and January. Young are left in the roost while the female forages. Volant young are caught foraging with the females by mid-January. Females become sexually mature in their first year, males in their second. In southern Tasmania , births occur c¢.1 month later than in mainland populations. Activity patterns. Little Forest Bats leave their roosts at dusk to forage through the night. During winter, they hibernate in a torpid state, allowing them to leave hibernation to forage and breed. Their activity is highly dependent on ambient temperature, and during a cold spell they may not leave the roost to forage for weeks at a time. Males arouse from torpor more frequently than females, often to mate. The species roosts in narrow hollows in dead trees or dead branches of live trees, generally with several entrances; these are usually very small or narrow (only slightly larger than the bat itself). Call shape is FM/QCF andis variable across the distribution. There are three starkly different calls: south-eastern and central Queensland (characteristic frequency 43-47 kHz); coastal New South Wales (44-49 kHz); and southern New South Wales (49-53 kHz). Movements, Home range and Social organization. Little Forest Bats may roost singly or in colonies of up to 120 individuals. Roosts are sexually segregated, although juveniles and occasional adult males can be found in female colonies. The bats typically do not change roosts very often, and may occupy the same roost throughout an entire year. They will travel up to 1-5 km from day roosts to forage at specific locations. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red List. Overall, there are no major threats currently affecting the Little Forest Bat, although land clearing for agriculture is a threat locally (e.g. in northern New South Wales ). Bibliography. Campbell et al. (2005), Churchill (2008), Gonsalves et al. (2013), Kitchener et al. (1987), Law & Chidel (2000), Law et al. (2002), Lumsden & Bennett (1995, 2005), Lumsden & Pennay (2008), O'Neill & Taylor (1986), Rueeggeret al. (2018), Taylor et al. (1987), Tidemann (1982, 1993), Tidemann & Flavel (1987), Tidemann et al. (2008), Volleth & Tidemann (1989), Willis et al. (2005), Young & Ford (1998).	Simmons, N.B. and A.L. Cirranello. 2022B. Bat Species of the World: A taxonomic and geographic database. Accessed on 10/11/2022.	Vespertilionidae	Vespadelus vulturnus	Vespadelus		vulturnus	Thomas	1914	1	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 8, 13: 440	Little Forest Bat	 pygmaeus Becker, 1858 [not Leach, 1825].	Australia, Tasmania.	SE Australia including Tasmania.	Not listed.	Least Concern	 pumilus species group. Includes pygmaeus; see McKean et al. (1978). Does not include baverstocki; see Kitchener et al. (1987) andQueale (1997). This complex may include more than one species; see Adams et al. (1987).	Mammal Diversity Database. (2023). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 1.11) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7830771 released 15 April 2023	Vespadelus vulturnus	23	Little Forest Bat	Little Bat|Little Brown Bat|Small Forest Eptesicus|Vulturine Little Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	VESPERTILIONINAE	VESPERTILIONINI	Vespadelus	NA	vulturnus	O. Thomas	1914	1	Eptesicus_pumilus_vulturnus	Thomas, O. (1914). New Asiatic and Australasian bats and a new bandicoot. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 13, 440.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/208822#page/486/mode/1up	BM 1907.1.1.376		Tasmania, Australia.			pygmaeus (Becker, 1858) [preoccupied by pygmaeus Leach, 1825, a species of Pipistrellus]|vulturnus (O. Thomas, 1914)	NA	NA	Australia	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	LC	0	0	0	Vespadelus_vulturnus	0	sciname match	Vespadelus_vulturnus	0	IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-1. https://www.iucnredlist.org. Accessed on [28 September, 2022].	7945	Vespadelus vulturnus	ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIDAE	Vespadelus	vulturnus	(Thomas, 1914)		200000000	Vespadelus vulturnus	Least Concern		2021	2019-07-07 00:00:00 UTC	3.1	English	This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, presumed large population size, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, and occurrence in a range of habitats and in numerous protected areas. It is assumed that the large distribution and population size ensures the stability of the species, and if there is, or has been a recent, population decline that the magnitude or rate of this decline is not sufficient to meet IUCN criteria for a threat category. However, it is important to note that due to a lack of broad-scale, long-term population monitoring, there are no hard data to support or reject this assumption.	This is one of the smallest insectivorous bat species in Australia. It is associated with temperate mixed woodland, and dry and wet sclerophyll forest. It roosts in tree hollows, typically in dead timber, often in highly decayed remains of eucalypt trees (Campbell et al. 2005). Colony sizes range from 1 to 120 (median of 20) (Campbell et al. 2005). Colonies sometimes use buildings. Males often roost singly (Tidemann et al. 2008). It has an agile, fluttery flight, and feeds on a wide range of small flying insects, including mosquitoes (Gonsalves et al. 2013). Females give birth to a single young, born in early summer.	This species is dependent on trees for roosting and foraging, and so it is susceptible to habitat loss and degradation due to ongoing decline of mature trees, and removal of dead timber, especially in rural and urban environments. Feral and domestic cats are known to prey on the species.	It is an abundant species (Tidemann et al. 2008). The population is currently assumed to be relatively stable as there is no evidence of a decline, although there is continuing loss of hollow-bearing trees throughout much of its range. There are no long-term monitoring programs across the whole of its range to confirm status or trends. In NSW, however, there was a statistically significant declining trend in reporting rates of this species for the period 1985 to 2005 (Pennay et al. 2011).	Decreasing	This species is endemic to south-eastern Australia including the island of Tasmania. Its altitudinal range in Victoria is from sea level to 1,100 m asl, but it is most common below 400 m (Lumsden and Bennett 1995). The northernmost records are from Idalia and Carnarvon National Parks. Queensland.		Terrestrial	This species is known to occur in many protected areas.	Australasian		FALSE	FALSE	Global	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2023). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.4 (1.4). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8136157 	Vespertilionidae	Vespadelus		vulturnus	Thomas	1914	1	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 8, 13: 440	Little Forest Bat	 pygmaeus Becker, 1858 [not Leach, 1825].	Australia, Tasmania.	SE Australia including Tasmania.	Not listed.	Least Concern	 pumilus species group. Includes pygmaeus; see McKean et al. (1978). Does not include baverstocki; see Kitchener et al. (1987) andQueale (1997). This complex may include more than one species; see Adams et al. (1987).	Vespadelus vulturnus	1005791	23	Little Forest Bat	Little Bat|Little Brown Bat|Small Forest Eptesicus|Vulturine Little Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	CHIROPTERA	VESPERTILIONIFORMES	NA	NA	VESPERTILIONOIDEA	Vespertilionidae	VESPERTILIONINAE	VESPERTILIONINI	Vespadelus	NA	vulturnus	O. Thomas	1914	1	Eptesicus_pumilus_vulturnus	Thomas, O. (1914). New Asiatic and Australasian bats and a new bandicoot. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 8, 13, 440.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/208822#page/486/mode/1up	BM 1907.1.1.376		Tasmania, Australia.			pygmaeus (Becker, 1858) [preoccupied by pygmaeus Leach, 1825, a species of Pipistrellus]|vulturnus (O. Thomas, 1914)	NA	NA				Australia	Oceania	Australasia/Oceania	LC	0	0	0	Vespadelus_vulturnus	0	sciname match	Vespadelus_vulturnus	0	Burgin, C. J., Zijlstra, J. S., Becker, M. A., Handika, H., Alston, J. M., Widness, J., Liphardt, S., Huckaby, D. G., and Upham, N. S. (2025). How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. Journal of Mammalogy in revision: TBD. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.02.27.640393	Vespadelus_vulturnus	1005791	23	Little Forest Bat	Little Bat|Little Brown Bat|Small Forest Eptesicus|Vulturine Little Bat	Theria	Placentalia	Boreoeutheria	Laurasiatheria	Chiroptera	Yangochiroptera	NA	NA	Vespertilionoidea	Vespertilionidae	Vespertilioninae	Vespertilionini	Vespadelus	NA	vulturnus	O. Thomas	1	Eptesicus pumilus vulturnus	Thomas, O. 1914-04-01. New Asiatic and Australasian bats and a new bandicoot. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)13(76):439-444.	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18641199	BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.375	holotype	https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f5c01378-a7cd-47ee-b62c-69a868339910	Tasmania, Australia.			NA	NA				Australia	Oceania (Continent)	Australasia	LC	0	0	0	Vespadelus_vulturnus	0	sciname match	Vespadelus_vulturnus	0	Simmons, N. B., & Cirranello, A. L. (2025). Batnames.org Species List Version 1.7 (1.7). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14796586	Vespertilionidae	Vespadelus		vulturnus	Thomas	1914	1	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.	ser. 8, 13: 440	Little Forest Bat	pygmaeus Becker, 1858 [not Leach, 1825].	Australia, Tasmania.	SE Australia including Tasmania.	<a href='https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php' target='_blank'>Not Listed</a>	<a href='https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7945/209533303/' target='_blank'>Least Concern</a>	pumilusspecies group. Includes pygmaeus; see McKean et al. (1978). Does not include baverstocki; see Kitchener et al. (1987) andQueale (1997). This complex may include more than one species; see Adams et al. (1987).		Mammal Diversity Database. (2025). Mammal Diversity Database (Version 2.2) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15007505	NA	Vespadelus vulturnus; Vespadelus vulturnus; Vespadelus vulturnus; Vespadelus vulturnus; Vespadelus vulturnus; Vespadelus vulturnus; pygmaeus; pygmaeus; pygmaeus; vulturnus; Vespertilion sylvestre; Kleine Waldfledermaus; Vespadelasilvestre; Little Bat; Little Brown Bat; Small Forest; Eptesicus vulturnus; Eptesicus; Vulturine Little Bat; Little Forest Bat; Little Bat; Little Brown Bat; Small Forest Eptesicus; Vulturine Little Bat; Little Forest Bat; Little Forest Bat; V. vulturnus