Whiskered Myotis Myotis muricola family roosting in a furled ginger leaf in the gardens of the Sukau Rainforest Lodge on the Kinabatangan River.
Photos taken 23 December 2016.
According to Suhaillie the senior guide at the lodge there are often several bats roosting in the same ginger leaf.
The bats move to a new leaf every few days presumably because of the mess created by their faeces.
Presumably the plant benefits from the fertilizer in the faeces.
Thanks to Ellen McArthur for identification.
Nice observation! This bat looks like Myotis muricola (Whiskered Myotis) not K. hardwickii. K. hardwickii normally roosts head down as individuals or mother with pup. M. muricola roost in groups, usually in furled banana (occasionally ginger) leaves.