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Herbert has or used to have 26 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Bare-rumped Sheath-tailed Bat.

We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.

Bare-rumped Sheath-tailed Bat

Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus

Status: Vulnerable

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories

Saccolaimus saccolaimus nudicluniatus is found across 7 electorates.

The Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bat is a large insectivorous bat that is distinguished from other Australian sheathtail bats by the reddish-brown to dark brown dorsal fur irregularly flecked with white, and the naked rump. A throat pouch is present in males and is rudimentary in females. The function of the naked rump is unknown. Northern Territory individuals may be slightly larger, darker on the dorsal fur compared to the north-eastern Queensland specimens which have more uniformly mid to dark brown dorsal fur irregularly flecked with white.¹

Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia

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