Nyctophilus geoffroyi

Lesser Long-eared Bat at Penrose

Nyctophilus geoffroyi at Penrose - 8 Jun 2019
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Identification history

Nyctophilus geoffroyi 23 Jul 2019 KylieM
Nyctophilus geoffroyi 12 Jul 2019 KarenG
Unidentified 11 Jul 2019 NigeHartley

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Found at home on outdoor garden setting

2 comments

KarenG wrote:
   12 Jul 2019
Wondeful photo Nige, thank you! This is our first microbat sighting on the Southern Highlands Nature Map.
MPennay wrote:
   13 Jul 2019
Great photo of a lesser long eared bat. There is another species of long eared bat in this region Gould's long eared bat. They can erect or lower their ears like a concertina. This one has its ears half way.

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Catopsilia pomona (Lemon Migrant) at Penrose, NSW - 6 Mar 2020 by NigeHartley
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Cormobates leucophaea (White-throated Treecreeper) at Penrose - 19 May 2019 by NigeHartley
Acanthiza lineata (Striated Thornbill) at Penrose - 12 May 2019 by NigeHartley
Egretta novaehollandiae (White-faced Heron) at Penrose, NSW - 28 Apr 2019 by NigeHartley
Zanda funerea (Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo) at Penrose - 24 Apr 2019 by NigeHartley
Sericornis frontalis (White-browed Scrubwren) at Penrose, NSW - 9 Mar 2019 by NigeHartley
Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckooshrike) at Penrose - 2 Jan 2019 by NigeHartley
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Aquila audax (Wedge-tailed Eagle) at Penrose, NSW - 18 Dec 2018 by NigeHartley
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Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch) at Penrose, NSW - 30 Nov 2018 by NigeHartley
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Philemon corniculatus (Noisy Friarbird) at Penrose, NSW - 10 Nov 2018 by NigeHartley
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Strepera versicolor (Grey Currawong) at Penrose, NSW - 29 Jun 2018 by NigeHartley
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Chrysococcyx lucidus (Shining Bronze-Cuckoo) at Penrose, NSW - 10 Mar 2018 by NigeHartley
Chrysococcyx lucidus (Shining Bronze-Cuckoo) at Penrose, NSW - 3 Feb 2017 by NigeHartley
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