About Myotis formosus (Hodgson, 1835)
An adult Hodgson's bat (Myotis formosus) has a head and body length between 4.3 and 5.7 centimeters (1.7 to 2.2 inches), a tail length between 3.6 and 5.6 centimeters (1.4 to 2.2 inches), a forearm length between 4.3 and 5.2 centimeters (1.7 to 2.0 inches), and weighs approximately 15 grams (0.53 oz). The short, dense fur covering its body is noticeably more yellow in color than the fur of other bat species found within its range.
Hodgson's bat is native to Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan, Sylhet Division of Bangladesh, and the Indian provinces of Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, and Mizoram. It also occurs in central and western Nepal at elevations up to around 3,000 meters (9,840 ft), as well as in eastern and central China and Taiwan. In this region, it is likely sympatric with Myotis rufoniger, a species it was previously considered conspecific with. This bat inhabits both upland and lowland primary and secondary forests, and roosts in caves and trees, and occasionally in buildings.
