LONG/SHORTTAILED BATS

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 ONE ON THE RIGHT IS A
THE SHORT TAILED BAT IS THE ONE ON THE LEFT. THE
BUT CAN FLY 60KPRH
LONG TAILED BAT. BOTH OF THEMWEIGH 8 GRAMS
(KILOMETERS PER HOUR)

 Bats live in trees like this one here.

Short tailedbats can live in one tree once everyyear.

Long tailed bats live in cabbage trees, lime stone caves and very old native trees.

As old trees branches break it leavesholes in the trunkfor the bats to roost in
Long-tailed bats have brown
fur and black leathery wings.
They have very black and
small eyes. It is shorter than
The short-tailed bats are approximately
the short-tailed bat but has 8 11 grams. They have a much
a longer tail. shorter tail.
A bat is a mammal. They are flying vertebrates and their Genusis
Mystacina
THE LITTLE GADGET ONTHIS BAT IS ATRACKER. THEY FALL OFFAFTER 15
DAYS. THESE PEOPLE ARE USING A TRACKING DEVICE TO FIND WERE THE BATS
SLEEP.
BATS LIKE TO EAT SMALL
MOTHS AND JUSSY (JUICY)
BERRIES
Logging is a very big
problem for the bats
becausemostof
thesetreesare
hometosome bats.

Rats, stoats and cats

can dig and disturb
the rootsand some
times kill them.
ON THE ENDANGERED LIST
Short tailed bats are critically endangered

Justine and Rob's Pekakpeka project (with

DOC and Forest and Bird)
NZ Batman
DOC and Forest and Bird have lots of
groups in NZ
 BREEDING

Mating Special Pregnancy Pups

Bats mate in Summer Bats are adapted to After 6 8 weeks the pups
delay their pregnancy are born
until Winter One pup per pair every
Nest in trees summer.
Pups can fly in 8 15
weeks.
Mammals bornalive Pups have special clips on
their wings to hold on to
there mums.
The mums hunt for food
while the pups stay in the
tree
 INTERESTING
ADAPTIONS
Bats have a thing called echo
location.Just like a planes
radar , a bat echo locator helps
it to navigate through the night.
That is why they have very big
ears and tiny eyes.
 Wings earsmouth body

Tail

Legsclips hands