NAME: TAILLESS LEAF-NOSED BAT
DESCRIPTION: This small brown bat with long, lustrous fur can be distinguished from all other leaf-nosed bats by its rudimentary tail and ill- developed inter-femoral membrane. The ears are round like saucers with a large antitragus. The nose leaf is distinctive in having a large anterior leaf that extends beyond the muzzle, two narrow and long supplementary lappets, and a large posterior leaf with a process at the top. The anterior leaf is divided into two halves by a groove; the posterior has a single cell.
BEHAVIOUR: Unknown.
DISTRIBUTION: Two records in West Bengal and Meghalaya.
HABITAT: Caves and tree hollows in subtropical forests.
Size: 5.2–5.5 cm
IUCN Status: Least Concern
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