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Pipistrellus stenopterus
Basic stats
Diet
Flying insects
Habitat
Forest, forages above the canopy
Range
Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia
Litter size
1 pup (typical for vespertilionid bats)
Gestation period
About 3 months (typical for vespertilionid bats)
Size
Small-medium bat with narrow wings (forearm ~38–42mm)
Weight
6–10g
A pipistrelle-like bat with unusually narrow, streamlined wings adapted for fast flight in open airspace, in contrast to the broader wings of most understorey-hunting forest bats.
Forages mainly above or at canopy height rather than in cluttered understorey, hunting flying insects on fast, direct flight paths.
