New Zealand long-tailed bat [SEP] parent taxon
New Zealand long-tailed bat
The New Zealand long-tailed bat ("Chalinolobus tuberculatus"), also known as the long-tailed wattled bat or pekapeka-tou-roa (Māori), is one of 15 species of bats in the genus "Chalinolobus" variously known as "pied bats", "wattled bats" or "long-tailed bats". It is one of the two surviving bat species endemic to New Zealand, but is closely related to five other wattled or lobe-lipped bats
species is unknown, though it exceeds nine years. It is the main host of the New Zealand bat flea. This species has a highly variable body temperature and rate of metabolism. 
Diet.
Long-tailed bats hunt by hawking, or capturing and consuming aerial insects while flying. Flies are their most significant food source, with moths and beetles also important. The bat is an insect generalist, consuming insects that are abundant in the landscape.
Roosting.
New Zealand long-tailed bats are selective when