Hypsugo kitcheneri
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Habitat
Forest, forest edge
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Java
Litter size
1 pup (typical for vespertilionid bats)
Gestation period
About 3 months (typical for vespertilionid bats)
Size
Small bat (forearm ~32–36mm, typical for the genus)
Weight
4–7g (typical for the genus)
A small pipistrelle-like bat named after the mammalogist Darrell Kitchener, recorded across parts of Sundaland.
Nocturnal and insectivorous, hunting flying insects over forest and forest edge; a poorly documented member of a genus that overlaps closely with the true pipistrelles.
