Forest tube-nosed bat
| Forest tube-nosed bat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Murina |
| Species: | M. silvatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Murina silvatica Yoshiyuki, 1983 | |
The forest tube-nosed bat (Murina silvatica) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found only in Japan, where it is called the Japanese Kotengu bat (ニホンコテングコウモリ Nihon Kotengu Kōmori).
Sources
- Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. Murina silvatica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 July 2007.
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