Wildlifeof India
Lesser Myotis
Bats
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Myotis blythii
Basic stats
Diet
Insects
Range
Iberia to China, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
Size
Forearm 50.5–62.1mm
Weight
19–26g
The lesser mouse-eared bat, or lesser myotis, is a relatively large Myotis that closely resembles the greater mouse-eared bat. The back is tinged brownish and the belly pale greyish white, typically paler than in the greater species. The snout is markedly shorter, the ears comparatively narrow and short, and the tragus has a pale tip with no dark spot. The forearm is 50.5–62.1 mm and the weight 19–26 g (Wikipedia, general species account).
It has a wide distribution from the Iberian Peninsula to China and is recorded in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh among many other countries. It is insectivorous. Most of the cached account concerns European populations, and it gives nothing specific to India (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Lesser Myotis eat?
- Insects
- Where is the Lesser Myotis found?
- Iberia to China, including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh
- How big is the Lesser Myotis?
- Forearm 50.5–62.1mm
- How much does the Lesser Myotis weigh?
- 19–26g