Hesperoptenus tomesi
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 naturalist Robert Tomes, one of three closely related Hesperoptenus species recorded in Bornean forest.
Roosts in hollow trees and dense foliage, hunting flying insects over forest at night; field separation from its close relatives generally requires in-hand examination.
