{{Short description|Species of bat}} {{Speciesbox | name = Eastern forest bat | image = The zoology of the voyage of the H.M.S. Erebus and Terror (6258364876).jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Pennay, M. |date=2020 |title=''Vespadelus pumilus'' |volume=2020 |article-number=e.T7938A22120244 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T7938A22120244.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> | taxon = Vespadelus pumilus | authority = Gray, 1841 | synonyms = * ''Eptesicus pumilus'' <small>Gray, 1841</small> }}
The '''eastern forest bat''' ('''''Vespadelus pumilus''''') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland to New South Wales. The population is in decline, with the number of mature individuals decreasing.<ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021" />
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Category:Bats of Australia Category:Vespadelus Category:Mammals of New South Wales Category:Mammals of Queensland Category:Mammals described in 1841 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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