[2] It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

[citation needed] Studies have shown that seasonal changes in hormones allow them to deposit fat before the onset of winter.

[3] It is named after Josiah Marshall Heath, who presented the type specimen to the Zoological Society of London.

Adults are yellowish bronze brown above and bright yellow to reddish below.

Tragus is crescent-shaped and separated from the posterior margin of the pinna by a conspicuous notch.