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Gilded Groove-toothed Bat

Bats

Phoniscus jagorii

Basic stats

Diet

Flying insects

Habitat

Forest understorey, roosts in curled leaves or foliage

Range

Borneo, Sumatra, Philippines

Litter size

1 pup (typical for Phoniscus)

Gestation period

About 3 months (typical for vespertilionid bats)

Size

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

Weight

4–7g (typical for the genus)

A groove-toothed bat named after the naturalist Fedor Jagor, with a golden-tinged sheen to its fur recalling its 'gilded' common name.

Shares its close relative's foliage-roosting habits and slow, manoeuvrable flight through cluttered forest understorey while hunting flying insects at night.

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