| Japanese short-tailed bat | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Eptesicus |
| Species: | E. japonensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eptesicus japonensis Imaizumi, 1953
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The Japanese short-tailed bat (Eptesicus japonensis) is a species of bat belonging to the family Vespertilionidae. It is endemic to Japan where it is found at the base of the northern Japanese Alps, the Chichibu Mountains and Oze National Park, mostly at altitudes higher than 700 m.[1]
- ^ a b Fukui, D. (2020). "Eptesicus japonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T136823A22043982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T136823A22043982.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.