Great Himalayan Roundleaf Bat

About this species

Size

Forearm up to 9.8cm

Weight

Up to 60g

Diet

Beetles, butterflies and moths, flies and Hymenoptera

Habitat

Cleared woodland, gardens, tree avenues and street lights; roosts in caves, house lofts, verandahs and old temples

Range

South Asia, Southeast Asia and China; recorded in northern and north-eastern India

Litter size

2 young a year

The great roundleaf bat, or great Himalayan leaf-nosed bat, is a large leaf-nosed bat with a forearm up to 9.8 cm and a weight up to 60 g. It has been recorded in northern and north-eastern India and in Nepal. It is insectivorous, mainly eating beetles, butterflies and moths, flies and Hymenoptera, and has been seen foraging in cleared woodland, gardens, tree avenues and around street lights (Wikipedia, general species account).

It roosts alone or in small colonies in caves, house lofts, verandahs of old houses and old temples, sharing space with other bat species; in Southeast Asia it roosts in caves but forages far from them. It breeds once a year and gives birth to two young, with females found pregnant from January to early May and young seen attached to mothers from February to June (Wikipedia, general species account).

Description: Wildlife of India guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)