Greater Short-tailed Bat

Also known as Lesser Short-tailed Bat, New Zealand Short-tailed Bat, Pekapeka-tou-poto, Pekapeka

Lesser short-tailed bats spend substantial time scampering across the forest floor, using folded wings as front limbs to hunt insects beneath leaf litter. Males gather at tradition-bound singing roosts each night, taking turns broadcasting high-pitched songs to attract prospective mates. Roosting in hollow old-growth trees, large colonies play a vital role in pollinating native forest plants like the underground wood rose.