Miniopterus pusillus

Any of several small long-winged bats, endemic in China to the south of the Asian long-winged bat, inhawing rock burrows and often gathering in groups of dozens or hundreds of individuals. Living in the same cave are the great hoofed bat, the Chinese chrysanthemum bat, the sheath tail bat and so on.

      The dorsal coat color is dark brown or dark gray, and the abdomen color is lighter. From July to August every year, the head and upper body are brown, and the lower body is dark brown; Small eyes; The ears are short and triangular, the tragus short and blunt and slightly curved forward; At rest, the tip of the wing recurves and protrudes out of the wing; Different species of bat are very similar in appearance and are generally identified by different body lengths, with the forearm length of this species ranging from 39 to 42 mm.

      It has been included in the Chinese Red List of Biodiversity - Vertebrate volume, and the assessment level is near threatened NT.

The distribution area in China is relatively narrow, including Guangdong, Hainan, Yunnan, Fujian, Macau and Hong Kong. It is distributed abroad in Thailand, Nepal, India, Vietnam and Indonesia and other South and Southeast Asian regions.

The body size is smaller. Forearm length 40-41mm. Weight 7-9g. The ear shell is short and wide, and the tragus is slender. The 5th metacarpal bone was shorter; The wings are long and narrow; The third metacarpal bone is longer, and its second knuckle is three times as long as the first knuckle, which is folded and placed at rest. The back hair is dark brown, the belly hair is tan.