Ryukyu tube-nosed bat
(Redirected from Murina ryukyuana)
| Ryukyu tube-nosed bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Murina |
| Species: | M. ryukyuana
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| Binomial name | |
| Murina ryukyuana Maeda & Matsumura, 1998
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The Ryukyu tube-nosed bat (Murina ryukyuana) is a species of vesper bat found only in Japan.[1]
Description
[edit]Murina ryukyana has rounded ears that are 35.5 to 37 mm (1.40 to 1.46 in) with tragi that are 9.5 to 10.5 mm (0.37 to 0.41 in). It has straight hair in shades of brown, with dorsal hairs longer than its ventral hairs.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The bat is found only on Okinawa-jima Island, Tokunoshima Island, and Amami-Oshima Island. It predominantly roosts in understory foliage. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Fukui, D.; Sano, A. (2019). "Murina ryukyuana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T29485A22066512. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T29485A22066512.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Maeda, Kishio; Matsumura, Sumiko (1998-04-01). "Two New Species of Vespertilionid Bats, Myotis and Murina (Vespertilionidae: Chiroptera) from Yanbaru, Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan". Zoological Science. 15 (2): 301–307. doi:10.2108/zsj.15.301. ISSN 0289-0003. Archived from the original on 2024-04-16.
- ^ Preble, Jason H.; Vincenot, Christian E.; Saito, Kazuhiko; Ohte, Nobuhito (2021). "Roosting ecology of endangered plant-roosting bats on Okinawa Island: Implications for bat-friendly forestry practices". Ecology and Evolution. 11 (20): 13961–13971. Bibcode:2021EcoEv..1113961P. doi:10.1002/ece3.8101. ISSN 2045-7758. PMC 8525085. PMID 34707831.
External links
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