Peyton's Myotis

Peyton's MyotisThis bat is known from southern India. A Kerala survey recorded it in evergreen forest, including a tunnel crevice roost in Silent Valley National Park.What does it look like?The fur is long and loose. Dorsal hairs are dark Vandyke brown with chocolate-colored tips; ventral hairs have dark bases and pale-brown to fawn tips.How does it live?This bat is known from southern India. A Kerala survey recorded it in evergreen forest, including a tunnel crevice roost in Silent Valley National Park.In Silent Valley National Park, Kerala, it roosted in crevices inside a tunnel and shared roost sites with the different species M. pusillus.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.