about 75 species of bats are there in australia.
about 75 species of bats are there in australia.
how many species of bats are there in australia?
about 75
list of bats of australia









































this is the list of bats of australia, a sub-list of the list of mammals of australia. about 75 bat species are known to occur in australia, lord howe and christmas island. this list principally follows the authoritative reference, churchill (2008)









































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section::::list.:pteropodidae.









































bullet::::- bare-backed fruit bat, "dobsonia magna" - far north queensland; the species range also includes new guinea









































bullet::::- northern blossom bat, "macroglossus minimus" - northern australia and south-east asia









































bullet::::- common blossom bat, "syconycteris australis" - coastal eastern australia; new guinea and indonesia
list of bats of australia
these bats, as well as many other fruit-eating bats, are ecologically important because they are pollinators or seed dispersers for many species of trees and plants. the baobab tree, for instance, relies almost exclusively on fruit bats to pollinate its flowers. unfortunately, fruit bats also eat fruit crops intended for human consumption, so are consequently poisoned or otherwise eliminated by farmers to prevent loss of crops.









































the marburg and ravn viruses, which are related to ebola virus, are carried by apparently-healthy egyptian fruit bats in africa.









































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bullet::::- the organization for bat conservation: egyptian fruit bats
egyptian fruit bat