Fraternal Myotis

Morphological description Life history Distribution Habitat Roost sites and roosting patterns Emergence and flight pattern Foraging behaviour Echolocation calls Status and protection

Morphological Description

· Fur thick, brown, pale whitish ventrally.

· Bats we measured had forearm length37.6mm (adult male; 38.8mm (adult female). Measurements given by Smith & Xie (2008) are forearm length = 36-42 mm.

· The hind foot length is less than half the tibia length, and the wing membrane attaches at the heel. Calcar has a small keel.

Life history

· Little known

Distribution

The species is found in NE, C and S China, though the wide geographic separation between N and S populations deserves attention. Bats we studied came from Jilin Province.

Habitat

· Little known. Type series found in bamboo holes at 760m.

Roost sites and roosting behaviour

· Little known other than has been found in bamboo holes.

· Emergence and flight pattern

· Little known.

Foraging behaviour

· Not known.

Echolocation calls

· Unknown.

Status and protection

· There is no estimation of population size for China.

· The fraternal myotis is listed as RL-VU A1acd in China (Smith & Xie 2008). IUCN status is RL-LR/nt (1994).

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