Wildlifeof Vietnam
Long-toothed Pipistrelle
BatsHypsugo dolichodon
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Diet
Insects
Habitat
Lowland rainforest near rivers
Range
Laos and southern Vietnam (to Cambodia and Myanmar per checklists)
Size
Forearm 35.2–38.4mm
The long-toothed pipistrelle is a small bat of the genus Hypsugo, with a forearm of 35.2–38.4 mm and a foot of 5.9–7 mm. It feeds on insects and has especially long canines compared with others of its genus (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is a medium-sized member of the genus, with short ears that are rounded at the tips, a short tragus with a squared tip, and wing membranes, ears and snout that are nearly black. As of 2014 it was known only from Laos and southern Vietnam, near rivers surrounded by lowland rainforest.
Quick answers
- What does the Long-toothed Pipistrelle eat?
- Insects
- What habitat does the Long-toothed Pipistrelle live in?
- Lowland rainforest near rivers
- Where is the Long-toothed Pipistrelle found?
- Laos and southern Vietnam (to Cambodia and Myanmar per checklists)
- How big is the Long-toothed Pipistrelle?
- Forearm 35.2–38.4mm