A confirmed range extension for the south‐eastern long‐eared bat (Nyctophilus corbeni) into the central Victorian Murray corridor

• Published in: Austral ecology Vol. 49; no. 11
• Main Authors: Lentini, Pia E., Cripps, Jemma K., Bush, Amanda J., Lumsden, Lindy F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Richmond Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2024
• Subjects: acoustic lure; acoustics; basins; Bats; Chiroptera; Eucalyptus; Eucalyptus largiflorens; females; floodplain; Floodplains; forests; insectivores; Mallee; microbat; National parks; Nyctophilus corbeni; Population genetics; Range extension; Rivers; Roosts; species; telemetry; threatened species; tree hollow; Trees; Murray River

The threatened South‐eastern Long‐eared Bat (Nyctophilus corbeni, EPBC Act 1999 Vulnerable) is an insectivorous microbat that is dependent on tree hollows for roosting. Although it is sparsely distributed throughout the Murray‐Darling Basin, its contemporary Victorian distribution was believed to be...