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Doria's Bat

Bats

Hesperoptenus doriae

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 ~45–50mm, typical for the genus)

Weight

10–16g (typical for the genus)

A forest bat named after the Italian naturalist Giacomo Doria, recorded relatively infrequently across its Bornean range.

Presumed to share its genus's hollow-tree and foliage-roosting habits and forest-based insect hunting, though specific field data remains limited.

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