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Finlayson's Cave Bat

Vespadelus finlaysoni

Classification

Finlayson's cave bat (Vespadelus finlaysoni) is a species of vesper bat found only in Australia. Taxonomy The description of Vespadelus finlaysoni was first published in 1987, separated as a new species in a revision of the genus Eptesicus. The population had been included with Vespadelus pumilus, then placed as Pipistrellus (Vespadelus) pumilis in 1993 and 1994 revisions, but reëlevated to species status in 1997.

Distribution

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