Japanese house bat

Japanese house bat

Japanese pipistrelle

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Pipistrellus abramus

The Japanese house bat or Japanese pipistrelle (Pipistrellus abramus ) 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.

Diet and Nutrition

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

Mating Habits

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

References

1. Japanese house bat Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_house_bat
2. Japanese house bat on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/17320/22131948

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