Japanese short-tailed bat

Japanese short-tailed bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Eptesicus
Species:
E. japonensis
Binomial name
Eptesicus japonensis
Imaizumi, 1953

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]

  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.