The long-tailed bat has skin attached to it's tail. People think that bats like light. Bats are N.Z's only native land mammal. The Maori call them peka-peka,which means death and destruction. Bats don't lay eggs.
Bats can live up to seven years.
After they are born they only drink milk for 4-6 weeks. At 10 weeks old they can fly by themselves and hunt. FOOD Bats use sharp front teeth to tear and rip their food, they then use smaller teeth to eat it. They eat insects, moths, forest fruit, nectar, pollen, nesting birds and fish. They roost in groups in caves, trees, holes in rocks, barns, and under bridges.