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title: "Hodgson's Bat"
description: "Myotis formosus — Mammals. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/hodgson-s-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hodgson's Bat

> Myotis formosus — Mammals. 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.

- Scientific name: *Myotis formosus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 295
- Wikidata: [Q495156](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q495156)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40312](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40312)

## Names

- en: Hodgson's Bat
- de: Hodgson-Fledermaus

## Countries with the most observations

TW (281), IN (5)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodgson%27s_bat

## Photo

![Hodgson's Bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hodgson-s-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: G H Ford · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VespertilioFormosusFord.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hodgson-s-bat?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).