Western False Pipistrelle

Family: Vespertilionidae
Scientific name: Falsistrellus mackenziei

Where they roost:
Hollow in old trees, branches and stumps, in colonies of 5 to 30 bats.

What they eat:
They eat flying-insects caught between spaces between canopy and understorey of tall forest trees

Conservation threats:
Vulnerable to loss of roost sites in tree hollows and loss of feeding grounds by forestry activities, clearing for agriculture and housing.

Other information:
Western false pipistrelles live mainly in wet sclerophyll forests of Karri, Jarrah and Tuart eucalypts. They are fast, direct, high fliers which have been caught in the forest 8 metres above the ground.

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