Hodgson's bat
| Hodgson's bat | |
|---|---|
| Subspecies flavus in Taiwan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Myotis |
| Species: | M. formosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Myotis formosus (Hodgson, 1835) | |
| Hodgson's bat range (includes M. rufoniger, M. rufopictus, M. weberi, and M. bartelsii) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Myotis flavus Shamel, 1944 | |
Hodgson's bat (Myotis formosus), also called the copper-winged bat or black-and-orange myotis, is a species of vesper bat in the genus Myotis, the mouse-eared bats. Favouring mountain forests, it is found throughout Central, Southeast, and East Asia, from Afghanistan to Taiwan. It is about 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long and is distinguished from most other species of bat in this range by its yellowish colouration.