Ryukyu tube-nosed bat

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Ryukyu tube-nosed bat
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Murina
Species:
M. ryukyuana
Binomial name
Murina ryukyuana
Maeda & Matsumura, 1998

The Ryukyu tube-nosed bat(Murina ryukyuana) is a species of vesper bat found only in Japan. [1]

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Distribution and habitat

The bat is found only on Okinawa-jima Island, Tokunoshima Island, and Amami-Oshima Island.

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References

  1. 1 2 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.