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Bornean Whiskered Myotis

Bats

Myotis borneoensis

Basic stats

Diet

Flying insects

Habitat

Forest, roosts in tree hollows or foliage

Range

Endemic to Borneo

Litter size

1 pup (typical for Myotis)

Gestation period

About 2–3 months (typical for Myotis)

Size

Small bat (forearm ~34–38mm, typical for the genus)

Weight

5–8g (typical for the genus)

A Bornean-endemic member of the whiskered myotis group, only distinguished from closely related mainland and Sundaland forms through detailed genetic and morphological study.

Roosts in tree hollows or foliage, hunting flying insects over and within forest at night; field identification against its close relatives is essentially impossible without specimen examination.

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