Sunda Lesser Bamboo Bat

About this species

Size

Head and body about 4cm; tail about 2.5cm; wingspan 19cm

Weight

1.4–5.2g

Range

Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines)

The lesser bamboo bat, or lesser flat-headed bat, is one of the smallest vesper bats, the size of a bumble bee and among the smallest mammals on earth. It measures about 4 cm in head and body length, with a tail about 2.5 cm long and a wingspan of 19 cm, and weighs 1.4–5.2 g. The fur ranges from golden or cinnamon to dark brown and is paler underneath. The head is flattened, with a short snout and triangular ears with a wide tragus (Wikipedia, general species account).

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