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Imbricate Pipistrelle

Bats

Hypsugo imbricatus

Basic stats

Diet

Flying insects

Habitat

Forest, forest edge

Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia

Litter size

1 pup (typical for vespertilionid bats)

Gestation period

About 3 months (typical for vespertilionid bats)

Size

Small bat (forearm ~32–36mm)

Weight

4–7g

A small pipistrelle-like bat named for a scale-like, overlapping pattern in its fur texture, found in forest and forest-edge habitat.

Nocturnal and insectivorous, hunting small flying insects over and within forest; recorded less frequently than Borneo's more common Pipistrellus species.

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