- Conservation Status
- Near Threatened
- Location
- The distribution of this species remains poorly known, with only two records from Hazar Merd Cave in Sulaimani Governorate and Amedi in Duhok Governorate. Governorate: Sulaymaniyah; Duhok
- Nearest City
- Sulaymaniyah
- Coordinates
- 35.374314, 44.82585
This species is nocturnal and becomes active after sunset. It roosts in caves and tunnels, usually in large colonies. In the KRI, we observed roosts with more than 50 individuals in a cave. It also shares roosts with other bat species. It is insectivorous, feeding primarily on moths. Feeding on other insects such as beetles, dipterans, antlions, lacewings, and dragonflies has also been reported.
Project contributors: Soran H. Ahmed and Soma I. Majeed.
Photo Credit: Soran H. Ahmed and Soma I. Majeed