DESCRIPTION: A small bat with small forearms, brownish black, naked wings and body fur varying from golden to dark brown to grey, the Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat has a nose leaf with no supplementary leaflets. The anterior leaf is hairy and has a triangular septum between the nostrils. The intermediate leaf is simple, with a convex upper border, and the posterior leaf is divided into four cells.
BEHAVIOUR: Males often live singly while females live in small unisex colonies. This late evening bat flies low with rapid wing beats.
DISTRIBUTION: Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha.
HABITAT: Deep wells, wall crevices, abandoned buildings, thatch roofs, tree hollows, seashore caves and abandoned mines.
Size: 3.8–4.8 cm
IUCN Status: Least Concern
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