A Myotis bat from South and South-East Asia with a remarkably hairy face, an unusual feature among bats of its genus that gives it its common name, and whose presence in Bangladesh was confirmed as recently as 2025.
Medium-sized for the genus Myotis, with a face visibly hairier than that of related species, a feature that gives it its common name of Hairy-faced Myotis.
Forest in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.
Insectivorous; hunts on the wing using typical Myotis echolocation.
Little documented in detail; habits similar to other Myotis species.
Widespread species with no evidence of significant decline.
No major threats identified at a global scale.
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