New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat

New Zealand Lesser Short-tailed Bat

M. t. tuberculata
M. t. aupourica
M. t. rhyacobia

The lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata), pekapeka-tou-poto in Māori, is the only living species of bat in the family Mystacinidae, and is endemic to New Zealand.

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