Common Thick-thumbed Bat

About this species

Size

Forearm 28–31mm; tail 32–36mm; ear 9–11mm

Weight

3.7–4.8g

Habitat

Forest; roosts in dead or damaged bamboo stalks, rock crevices or banana leaves

Range

Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei

The common thick-thumbed bat is a small vesper bat with a forearm of 28–31 mm, a tail of 32–36 mm, an ear of 9–11 mm and a weight of 3.7–4.8 g. The fur on the back is darker brown and shaggy, with a paler underside, and the base of the thumbs and the soles of the feet have thickened pads that may be white or pink (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is nocturnal, frequently roosting by day in dead or damaged bamboo stalks, rock crevices or banana leaves, and lives in forested environments in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei (Wikipedia, general species account).

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