Pekapeka are Aotearoa’s only land mammals. There are 2 known species, both in decline due to predation and habitat loss. A third species, the greater short-tailed bat (Mystacina robusta) was last sighted in 1967 is considered extinct.

Pekapeka-tou-roa is active from dusk til dawn catching mosquitoes and other insects while ‘on the wing’. They have brown black fur and are smaller than the pekapeka-tou-poto with smaller ears, which do not reach the snout when folded forward. Their bodies are about the size of a man’s thumb. They may roost in groups in hollowed trees, or singly under strips of bark of canopy species such as rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum).

Artist print based on an original illustration lovingly painted by Erin Forsyth. Please select your size and image preference using the dropdown menu.

Artist open edition prints are an affordable option made print on demand. When your purchase is complete an order is forwarded to a specialist fine art printer where it joins their print queue to be fulfilled and shipped directly to your door. Open edition prints are made using acid free, 300GSM, textured cotton rag paper for fully saturated images.

PLEASE NOTE: Print does not come with wooden baton frame this image is for suggestion only

Dimensions:

A2 - 420 x 594

A3 - 297 x 420mm