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Frosted Myotis
Myotis pruinosus
The frosted myotis (クロホオヒゲコウモリ in Japanese) (Myotis pruinosus) is a species of vesper bat. It is found only in Japan.
From the article Frosted myotis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
It is a small species of bat. Its forearm is only 30–33 mm (1.2–1.3 in) long. The fur of its back is brackish brown, with conspicuous frosted tips. The fur of its belly is lighter in color than the dorsal surface. The fur is velvety in texture, dense, and short, with individual hairs approximately 5.5 mm (0.22 in) long. Its wing membranes are dark brown. Their ears are narrow and short, with the tragus about half as high as the ear. Their dental formula is 2.1.3.33.1.3.3, for a total of 38 teeth.
Range & habitat
It is found most often in mountain forests of lower elevations. It is encountered at elevations of 200–300 m (660–980 ft) above sea level. It has been recorded in the Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu islands of Japan.
Wikipedia: “Range and habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 40302.