Yanbaru whiskered bat
| Yanbaru whiskered bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Myotis |
| Species: | M. yanbarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Myotis yanbarensis Maeda & Matsumura, 1998 | |
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The Yanbaru whiskered bat (Myotis yanbarensis) is a species of vesper bat in the genus Myotis.
It is known only from three islands of the Ryukyu Archipelago, south of Japan: Okinawa (where the Yanbaru forest is situated), Amami Ōshima, and Tokunoshima.[2]
The species has been classified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Maeda, K. (2008). "Myotis yanbarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 Sep 2010.
- ↑ Maeda, K.; Matsumura, S. (1998). "Two new species of vespertilionid bats, Myotis and Murina (Vespertilionidae: Chiroptera) from Yanbaru, Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan". Zoological Science. 15 (2): 301–307.
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