A mouse-eared bat restricted to three Indochinese countries, with remarkably thickened thumbs that allow it to cling firmly to smooth surfaces — a trait it shares with a few other unrelated Asian bats.
Small to medium-sized, with thickened pads at the base of the thumbs — a convergent trait shared with unrelated genera such as Glischropus — adapted for clinging to smooth surfaces.
Woodland in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand.
Insectivorous; hunts on the wing using echolocation typical of the genus Myotis.
Its thickened thumbs suggest it may roost on smooth internal surfaces, such as inside bamboo stems, similar to other unrelated bats with the same adaptation.
A species with a range restricted to three countries, with no evidence of significant decline.
No major threats have been identified on a global scale.
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