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Doria's False Serotine

Hesperoptenus doriae

Order
Chiroptera
Family
Vespertilionidae
Genus
Hesperoptenus
IUCN status
DD
Distribution
Malaysia
Realm
Indomalaya

Other names: False Serotine Bat|Peters's False Serotine

About this species

Size
Forearm 38–41mm; tail about 40mm
Range
Malaysia (Wikipedia gives it as found only there)

The false serotine bat is a vesper bat with very dark brown or black curly fur and a blunt nose, giving it a sheep-like head and face. The ears are short and rounded, with a slightly hatchet-shaped tragus. The wings are dark and long with pointed tips, the tail is long, the forearm is 38–41 mm and the tail about 40 mm (Wikipedia, general species account).

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

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Used with permission — Jon Hall (MammalWatching.com) (source)