Srini's Long-fingered Bat

Srini's bent-winged bat is a small bent-winged bat with a forearm of 38.9–41.3 mm, formally described in 2023 from the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India, on morphological, echolocation and molecular evidence. It belongs to a complex of related bent-winged bats (Wikipedia, general species account).

Its fur ranges from deep golden to dark brown and is generally lighter than that of the small bent-winged bat. The dorsal fur is relatively long, with golden and cream hairs mixed with shorter black hairs, and the belly fur is golden-tipped, dark brown in the middle and cream at the base. The muzzle is light grey to flesh-coloured with sparse hair, and the ears are small and triangular. The cached account gives no habitat, diet or breeding information (Wikipedia, general species account).