Ryukyu tube-nosed bat

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

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

Distribution and habitat

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

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References

  1. Fukui, D.; Sano, A. (2019). "Murina ryukyuana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T29485A22066512.


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