Big-Footed Myotis

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Big-Footed Myotis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species: M. macrodactylus
Binomial name
Myotis macrodactylus
(Temminck, 1840)

The Big-Footed Myotis (Myotis macrodactylus) is a species of bat. An adult Big-Footed Myotis has a body length of 4.1-4.8 cm, a tail of 3.1-4.9 cm, and a wing length of 3.7-4.2 cm. It nests in groups, and favors caves, tunnels and abandoned mines. It can be found in Korea, Japan, and eastern Siberia, including Sakhalin.

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  • Won, Byeong-o (원병오) (2004). 한국의 포유동물 (Hangugui poyudongmul, Mammals of Korea). Seoul: Dongbang Media. ISBN 89-8457-310-8. 

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