DESCRIPTION: Small rufous bat with rounded ears, it has an orangish back and paler venter. The wing-tops have fine orange fur while the undersides are naked. It appears darker than M. leucogaster and paler than M. tubinaris.
BEHAVIOUR: It displays a slow, deliberate flight, at times skimming close to the ground.
DISTRIBUTION: Recorded from northern West Bengal, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Mayabunder and Landfall Islands, Andaman Islands and all islands of Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
HABITAT: Forests and hilly plantations.
Size: HBL: 3.8–5 cm
IUCN Status: Least concern
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