Myotis (Myotis) pilosus occurs in southern and eastern China, Vietnam, and Laos. A coastal Hong Kong study linked its large feet and laterally flattened claws with catching fish at the water surface, where fish were a major food.
It has very large hind feet and claws that are thin and flattened from the side.
In a coastal Hong Kong study, it caught fish near the water surface using its large hind feet and laterally flattened claws. Fish were a major food there, but diet varied by season and included insects.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.