SIZE: body=4.5 cm; tail=3 cm; weight=5 g
DESCRIPTION: Small blackish bat. Long tail completely enclosed in membrane between legs.
ACTIVITY: Nocturnal. Bats begin to leave their day roost at sunset and usually do not return until after dawn.
HABITS: Eat moths and other small insects, resting at temporary roosts during the night. In the day, roosts in tree hollows, caves, and buildings.
HABITAT: Lowland rainforest.
STATUS: Common. IUCN lists this bat as a species of least concern.