Animalz

Glischropus

  • Dark Thickthumbed Bat Glischropus aquilus

    This small bat is known from its type locality in southwestern Sumatra. Its life history is poorly known, and the description is based on one specimen.

  • Indochinese Thick-thumbed Bat Glischropus bucephalus

    This bat is known from Indochina. Its original description notes dark brown fur and rounded ears; two males were later recorded on a forest path in northeastern India.

  • Javan Thick-thumbed Bat Glischropus javanus

    The Javan Thick-thumbed Bat occurs in western Java. It has thick fleshy pads on its thumb and feet, and a specimen has been collected in bamboo.

  • Common Thick-thumbed Bat Glischropus tylopus

    The common thick-thumbed bat uses bamboo stems and rock crevices as footholds and roost sites. It lives in forest with abundant bamboo and eats insects.