Hutton's Tube-nosed Bat

About this species

Habitat

Forest at 1,450–2,500m; roosts among banana leaves

Range

Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam

Hutton's tube-nosed bat, Murina huttoni, is a vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae (Wikipedia, general species account).

It has been recorded in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam, at elevations of about 1,450 to 2,500 m. It lives in forest and has been found roosting among the leaves of banana trees. In Southeast Asia it is considered uncommon, and its habitat is under pressure from clearance for firewood and timber and conversion to agriculture (Wikipedia, general species account).

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