Sombre Bat | Animalz

Sombre BatThis rare bat is recorded in the Indian Himalaya. The long dorsal fur is sooty black with golden-brown tips.What does it look like?The female caught at Shokharakh had long, dense, sooty-black dorsal fur with golden-brown tips, giving a frosted appearance. Ventral hairs had lighter yellowish-brown tips and dark bases. Its ears were oval with rounded tips.How does it live?This rare bat is recorded in the Indian Himalaya. The long dorsal fur is sooty black with golden-brown tips.A study published in 2020 reports one female caught at the edge of subalpine rhododendron forest at Shokharakh.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.