Rusty bat
Introduction: This small bat is known to emerge at dusk. Small colonies take refuge during the day under crevices and loose bark from tall trees.
Distribution: Zambezi Region (formerly the Caprivi Strip) and Kavango River regions.
Diet: Small soft-bodied insects living under the canopies of tall trees.
Colouring: The rusty bat is so called due to its reddish-brown colour of the upper parts, in contrast to its light greyish-brown underparts. It has completely black wing membranes.
Breeding: The female almost without fail gives birth to twins at the end of November or early December.
Size: Average body length 70mm.
Weight: 3-4g. The females are always slightly larger than the male
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