Report Writing

Today I’m writing about a short tailed bat. A short tailed bat is a New Zealand native animal.

Habitat:

Did you know that a short tailed bat lives in native forests in New Zealand.They roost in large, hollow trees and the caves. Sometimes they live alone and sometimes in colonies. They mostly live in the South Island and a little bit in the  North Island.

description:

A short tailed bat is the same size as a person’s thumb. They have sharp claws  sharp teeth also a strange nose. Short tailed bats are coloured in mousy grey colour.  They have  a large pointy ears that’s brown and  they have wings . the short tailed bat has thick fur

Diet :

A short tailed bat likes to eat insects like  flies and moths. They also eat flowers , fruits and nectar. beetles and  pollen.

characteristics :

The short tailed bat is a  nocturnal and  some of  the short tailed bats is the only member of the family. They hunt their prey using scent, passive hearing. A short tailed bats spend only around 30%  catching insects in the air.One Fact that I know was that a short tailed bat weigh around 12 - 15 grams.