# Eastern forest bat

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{{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](/source/John_Edward_Gray), 1841
| synonyms = 
* ''Eptesicus pumilus'' <small>Gray, 1841</small>
}}

The '''eastern forest bat''' ('''''Vespadelus pumilus''''') is a species of [vesper bat](/source/vesper_bat) in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in [Australia](/source/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" />

==References==
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{{Vespertilionidae|V.|V.}}
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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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