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Unit 07 - Going A Little Batty Introduction
Bats (Order Chiroptera) are placental mammals. The ancestors of the bats we find in the rainforest today originally arrived in northern Australia when the seas were lower and there was a land connection with Papua New Guinea. There are 36 species of bats in the Wet Tropics, representing 60% of all bats species in Australia. Bats have evolved with tropical rainforests and are a very important part of rainforest life.
A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia by Peter Menkhorst and Frank Knight, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland (Cooktown to Mackay), Queensland Museum, South Brisbane The Australian Museum Complete Book of Australian Mammals edited by Ronald Strahan, Angus and Robertson Publishers, Sydney Tropical Topics A Compilation by Stella Martin, Cassowary Publication, Kuku-Yalangi Dictionary by Lynette F. Oates, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Freelance Desktop Publishing, Albury, NSW Nganydjin Ngirrma Djabukay (Our Language Djabukay) by Michael Quinn, Roy Banning and Frank McLeod, National Aboriginal Language Program, Commonwealth of Australia Jaban Buningga Nyajun Wabaungga (Eel Cooking in the Rainforest) by the Jirrbal and Girramay People of Jumbun, Commonwealth of Australia Garrimal Wuju Wabungga (Summer Fruit in the Rainforest) by the Jirrbal and Girramay People of Jumbun, Commonwealth of Australia A Short History of the Ngadjon-Jii compiled by the Elders of the Ngadjon-Jii and M. Huxley, Cairns Historical Society The Mullunburra People of the Mulgrave River by Mungabuna, George Davis, Cassowary Publication, Queensland Government
The table lists the common name and scientific name of 6 different species of Megabats and 24 different species of Microbats found in North Queensland. Scientific names are made up from a Genus name, which is capitalised and a species name, which starts with a small letter. Usually, Greek and Latin stems are used to create a scientific name.
Bats in Australia, Australian Museum Online Tolga Bat Rescue and Research Ltd, Atherton Tablelands
Cape York Land Council
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