Sumatran Greater Bamboo Bat

About this species

Size

Forearm 22–32mm

Weight

3–10g

Habitat

Up to about 1,500m

Range

Southern and Southeast Asia, from India and China to Timor-Leste

The greater bamboo bat is a small vesper bat, weighing 3–10 g with a forearm of 22–32 mm. It has a wide range within southern and Southeast Asia, including Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam, and has been found at elevations up to 1,500 m (Wikipedia, general species account).

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