Asian Parti-coloured batDongfang Bianfu | |
Morphological description Life history Distribution Habitat Roost sites and roosting patterns Emergence and flight pattern Foraging behaviour Echolocation calls Status and protection
Morphological Description· Frosty brown dorsally, pale ventrally. Blackish face. · Juvenile male caught in Sichuan had forearm length 49.4 mm. Forearm 43-55 mm according to Smith & Xie (2008). · Previously known as V. superans. Relationship with the more northernly V. murinus unclear, though apparently murinus has two pairs of nipples (Smith & Xie 2008). Distribution of these taxa in China needs further investigation. Life history· Little known DistributionThe map below probably gives an incomplete indication of its distribution. Probably widespread in China - males of this species or V. murinus heard singing from buildings over much of the country including central Beijing.. Habitat· Little known. Roost sites and roosting behaviour· Roosts in foliage, also known from mountain and steppe areas (Smith & Xie 2008). Male bats of this species or V. murinus sing by repeating audible calls from tall buildings. · Emergence and flight pattern· Little known. Foraging behaviour· Not known. Echolocation calls· Not known. Status and protection· There is no estimation of population size for China. ·Listed as RL-LC in China (Smith & Xie 2008). |