Animal Species:Cape York Sheathtail Bat Very little is known
about Cape York Sheathtail Bats in Australia. They are also
found in Papua New Guinea. Cape York Sheathtail Bats seem to
roost in tree hollows in Australia, but in New Guinea they are
known from limestone caves. Feeding and Diet Cape York
Sheathtail Bats eat beetles, flying ants, grasshoppers and
moths. They fly high and straight over the top of trees in open
forests hunting for prey. Cape York Sheathtail Bats are
vulnerable to destruction of roost sites in hollows trees by
clearing for agriculture and changes to feeding areas by
agricultural activities.