Vespadelus douglasorum
Mammalia · Chiroptera · Vespertilionidae
The yellow-lipped cave bat is a vesper bat, an insectivorous flying mammal, that only occurs in the Kimberley region of north-west Australia. The bat was first captured at Tunnel Creek in 1958 and a description published nearly twenty years later. Aside from observations of their physical characteristics, a preference for caves, and hunting insects over streams, little is known of the species.
Fun Fact
The bat was first captured at Tunnel Creek in 1958 and a description published nearly twenty years later.
Habitat
Occurs in areas of higher rainfall in the north-west of the region, mostly associated with areas of rainfall greater than 800 mm per annum, and at the Devonian limestone of an ancient reef in the southern Kimberley.
Diet
To be updated
Lifespan
To be updated