DORMER’S BAT
DESCRIPTION: A medium-sized pipistrelle with a short tail, it has a glossy grey–brown back, sometimes yellowish brown, and a pale front. Its face, ears and wings are dark brown, and its inter-femoral veins are sometimes white.
BEHAVIOUR: This bat is a slow flier, despite fast wingbeats, and it glides occasionally.
DISTRIBUTION: Throughout India, except in the high Himalayas. It is especially abundant in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
HABITAT: It roosts in disused buildings, under tiles in the roof, and tree hollows, in towns and villages.
Size: 3.9–5.5 cm,
IUCN Status: Least Concern
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