Falsistrellus petersi
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Habitat
Forest, roosts in hollow trees and foliage
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Litter size
1 pup (typical for vespertilionid bats)
Gestation period
About 3 months (typical for vespertilionid bats)
Size
Medium bat (forearm ~40–45mm)
Weight
8–13g
A forest vesper bat named after the naturalist Wilhelm Peters, resembling true serotine and pipistrelle bats closely enough to have been grouped with them under the 'false serotine' name.
Roosts in hollow trees and dense foliage, emerging at night to hunt flying insects over forest interior and edge.
