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Long-tailed bat

A Long-tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) in a tree.

Long-tailed bats (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) used to be common throughout New Zealand, but from the 1900s, they have become increasingly scarce. They now have the highest threat ranking of nationally critical.

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Rights: Colin O’Donnell, Department of Conservation, CC BY 4.0
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