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Aselliscus stoliczkanus

Aselliscus stoliczkanus

The species is found in West Malaysia. The auricle and tail are very distinctive and easy to recognize. The population is extremely rare. Cave-like bats can intermix with a variety of bats, such as the Great hoofted bat (<Hipposideros armiger) and the Asian long-winged bat (<Miniopterus fuligi

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Scientific Name Aselliscus stoliczkanus
Length 38-45mm
Weight
Lifespan
IUCN Status LC
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    The species is found in West Malaysia. The auricle and tail are very distinctive and easy to recognize. The population is extremely rare. Cave-like bats can intermix with a variety of bats, such as the Great hoofted bat (<Hipposideros armiger) and the Asian long-winged bat (<Miniopterus fuliginosus). It has a hibernation habit. Feeds on small insects.

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    Three-leafed hoofed bats live in caves in tropical and subtropical monsoon rainforests, hundreds of them even in groups, and other bats live in a common hole, but each live in a "square, not mixed, and more than live deep inside the hole. The litter is born in June to July, 1-2 per litter, and its manure is called night bright sand, which can also be used as an efficient fertilizer.

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    At a glance

    Profile Details

    Key characteristics, appearance, and habitat information.

    Traits & Behavior

    Nasal lobes developed, with 3 inconspicuous longitudinal edges

    Appearance

    Small body without tail. Forearm length 35-38mm. The total length of the skull is about 16mm. It has specialized nasal lobes, which are divided into anterior, middle and posterior nasal lobes, with one lobule on each side of the posterior nasal lobe. The ears are large, funnel-shaped and translucent. The back and abdomen of the body hair are different, the base of the back hair is black brown, the tip of the hair is russet brown, the base of the ventral hair is gray brown, the tip of the hair is gray white.

    Distribution & Habitat

    It is distributed in Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Fujian, Chongqing, Yunnan, Taiwan and Jiangxi in China. It is distributed abroad in Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, India and Indonesia.

    The three-leafed bat lives in subtropical and tropical caves.
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