Wildlifeof India
Black-and-orange Myotis
Bats
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Myotis formosus
Basic stats
Diet
Insects, caught on the wing by echolocation
Habitat
Upland and lowland primary and secondary forest; roosts in caves, trees and sometimes buildings; up to about 3,000m
Range
Afghanistan to Taiwan, including many Indian states
Size
Head and body 4.3–5.7cm; tail 3.6–5.6cm; forearm 4.3–5.2cm
Weight
About 15g
Hodgson's bat, also called the copper-winged bat or black-and-orange myotis, is a vesper bat distinguished from most other bats in its range by its yellowish colouring. Head and body length is 4.3–5.7 cm, the tail 3.6–5.6 cm and the forearm 4.3–5.2 cm, and it weighs about 15 g. It favours mountain forests and is found from Afghanistan to Taiwan (Wikipedia, general species account).
In India it is recorded from Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Mizoram, at altitudes up to about 3,000 m. It lives in upland and lowland primary and secondary forest and roosts in caves and trees, sometimes buildings. It is an insectivore that finds prey by echolocation and catches it on the wing. Breeding details in the account, such as timing, are from Taiwan (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Black-and-orange Myotis eat?
- Insects, caught on the wing by echolocation
- What habitat does the Black-and-orange Myotis live in?
- Upland and lowland primary and secondary forest; roosts in caves, trees and sometimes buildings; up to about 3,000m
- Where is the Black-and-orange Myotis found?
- Afghanistan to Taiwan, including many Indian states
- How big is the Black-and-orange Myotis?
- Head and body 4.3–5.7cm; tail 3.6–5.6cm; forearm 4.3–5.2cm
- How much does the Black-and-orange Myotis weigh?
- About 15g