Mammals of the WorldChinese Water Myotis
Myotis laniger
- Order
- Chiroptera
- Family
- Vespertilionidae
- Genus
- Myotis
- IUCN status
- LC
- Distribution
- India|China|Laos|Vietnam|Taiwan
- Realm
- Palearctic
Other names: Chinese Water Bat|Chinese Myotis|Indochinese Myotis
About this species
- Habitat
- Forest; thought to roost in caves and hollow trees
- Range
- Eastern India, Vietnam and China
The Chinese water myotis is a vesper bat native to eastern India, Vietnam and China, where it is found in forest habitats. It has grey-brown fur and a whitish underbelly, long pointed ears and large hind feet (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is believed to roost in caves and hollow trees. Its echolocation uses broadband frequency-modulated sweeps lasting no longer than seven milliseconds. The cached account is short and gives no measurements, diet or breeding information (Wikipedia, general species account).
Description: Wildlife of India guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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