The eastern forest bat (''Vespadelus pumilus'') is a species of
vesper bat
Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat familie ...
in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in
Australia
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, where it has been recorded from Queensland to New South Wales. The population is in decline, with the number of mature individuals decreasing.
References
Bats of Australia
Vespadelus
Mammals of New South Wales
Mammals of Queensland
Mammals described in 1841
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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