Japanese_pipistrelle

Japanese house bat

Japanese house bat

Species of bat

The Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus), also known as Japanese pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat. An adult has a body length of 3.6–4.8 cm (1.4–1.9 in), a tail of 2.9–4.0 cm (1.1–1.6 in), and a wing length of 3.2–3.6 cm (1.3–1.4 in). It prefers to roost under the ceiling or inside the roof of old buildings. It is found across East Asia, from China and Taiwan into the Ussuri region, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan.

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Further distribution

In China, it is found in Hainan province and its island and the Zhoushan archipelago.[2]

Diet

The species feeds on beetles, caddisflies, flies, hymenopterans, moths, and true bugs.[3]

Reproduction

Before the young is born, it goes through 33 embryonic stages.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Fukui, D.; Sano, A. (2019). "Pipistrellus abramus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T17320A22131948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T17320A22131948.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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    Li Wei; Jon R. Flanders; Stephen J. Rossiter; Cassandra M. Miller-Butterworth; Li B. Zhang & Shuyi Y. Zhang. "Phylogeography of the Japanese pipistrelle bat, Pipistrellus abramus, in China: the impact of ancient and recent events on population genetic structure". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 99 (3): 582–594. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01387.x.
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    Ya-Fu Lee & Ling-Ling Lee. "Food habits of Japanese pipistrelles Pipistrellus abramus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in northern Taiwan" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 44 (1): 95–101.
  4. [4]
    Masayoshi Tokita (2006). "Normal embryonic development of the Japanese pipistrelle, Pipistrellus abramus". Zoology. 109 (2). Sakyo, Kyoto: 137–147. doi:10.1016/j.zool.2005.12.004.
  • Won, Byeong-o (원병오) (2004). 한국의 포유동물 (Hangugui poyudongmul, Mammals of Korea). Seoul: Dongbang Media. ISBN 89-8457-310-8.
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