FAMILY VESPERTILIONIDAE (VESPER BATS)

Identification

Tail fully enclosed in tail membrane

Plain nose and face

Tragus present

Food

Beetles, moths, mosquitoes, other insects

Roosts

Caves, mines, buildings, tree hollows, under loose bark, curled leaves, rock crevices

Number of species worldwide: 355 (Old and New World)

Number of species in Southern Africa: 29

Some vesper bats found in KZN:-