Hesperoptenus blanfordi
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Habitat
Forest, roosts in hollow trees and foliage
Range
South and Southeast Asia, including Borneo
Litter size
1 pup (typical for vespertilionid bats)
Gestation period
About 3 months (typical for vespertilionid bats)
Size
Medium bat (forearm ~45–50mm)
Weight
10–16g
A forest bat named after the naturalist William Blanford, part of a small genus of Asian vesper bats resembling both pipistrelles and serotines in general build.
Roosts in hollow trees and dense foliage, emerging at night to hunt flying insects over and within forest habitat.
