Japanese House Bat

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Japanese House Bat
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Pipistrellus
Species: P. abramus
Binomial name
Pipistrellus abramus
(Temminck, 1840)

The Japanese House Bat (Pipistrellus abramus), also called the Japanese Pipistrelle, is a species of bat. An adult Japanese House Bat has a body length of 3.6-4.8 cm, a tail of 2.9-4.0 cm, and a wing length of 3.2-3.6 cm. It prefers to roost under the ceiling or inside the roof of old buildings. It is found across East Asia, from China and Taiwan into the Ussuri region, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan.

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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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