▁none ▁of ▁the ▁meg achi rop ter ans ; ▁this ▁species ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁around ▁ten ▁to ▁occur ▁there . ▁The ▁also ▁occur ▁on ▁K ang ar oo ▁Island , ▁off ▁the ▁south ▁coast ▁of ▁Australia . ▁The ▁habitat ▁is ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁m alle e ▁and ▁other ▁semi - ar id ▁wood land ▁and ▁wet ▁s cler oph yll ▁forest ▁in ▁areas ▁of ▁higher ▁ra inf all . ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁en vir ons ▁at ▁sea ▁level ▁and ▁above , ▁in ▁Victoria ▁they ▁are ▁reported ▁as ▁occurr ing ▁at ▁alt itudes ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁metres . ▁Col on ies ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁in ▁rem nant ▁bush land ▁in ▁agricult ural ▁and ▁urban ▁areas . ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁found ▁ro ost ing ▁in ▁tree ▁h ollow s ▁and ▁sometimes ▁in ▁buildings . ▁The ▁sites ▁are ▁often ▁shared ▁by ▁individuals ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁gender . ▁The ▁diverse ▁range ▁of ▁habitat ▁includes ▁wet ▁to ▁dry ▁s cler oph yll ▁for ests ▁and ▁low ▁shr ub ▁wood lands , ▁in ▁m alle e ▁and ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁veget ation ▁types ▁of ▁temper ate ▁regions . ▁They ▁display ▁a ▁strong ▁preference ▁for ▁ro ost ing ▁in ▁large , ▁m ature ▁trees ▁in ▁the ▁mid - dec ay ▁stages , ▁which ▁correspond ▁to ▁trees ▁with ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁suitable ▁h ollow s . ▁ ▁A ▁study ▁of ▁ro ost ing ▁habitat ▁and ▁prefer ences ▁for ▁V . ▁reg ulus ▁and ▁Ny ct oph ilus ▁g ould i ▁in ▁the ▁Jar