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Tickell's Bat

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Photo: (c) Utain Pummarin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Hesperoptenus tickelli

Basic stats

Range

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand

Size

Head and body about 7cm; forearm 5–6cm; wingspan 38–41cm

Tickell's bat is a vesper bat with a head and body of about 7cm and a forearm of 5 to 6cm, with a wingspan of 38 to 41cm. Females are larger than males. The colour varies from greyish yellow to bright golden brown, paler and greyer below, with soft, dense fur, pinkish digits and a blackish membrane between them (Wikipedia, general species account).

The interfemoral membrane is pinkish and darkens towards the outer margin, and the muzzle is broad and swollen. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The source opened says nothing on diet, roosts or breeding, so none is stated. Nationally Data Deficient (Nepal National Red List 2011).

Quick answers

Where is the Tickell's Bat found?
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand
How big is the Tickell's Bat?
Head and body about 7cm; forearm 5–6cm; wingspan 38–41cm
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