Asian free-tailed bat - Asian free-tailed bat

...It is widely distributed from the tropics to the temperate zones of the world, and about 50 species are known. Among them, the Asian free-tailed bat ( T. insignis ) is distributed overseas in Siberia, the Korean peninsula, and China, and domestically in Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. However, it is a rare species in Japan, with only 10 specimens having been collected so far, and it is said that it is not a permanent resident of Japan, but rather that it may have strayed and arrived there. Its body length is about 9 cm, its forearm length is about 6 cm, and its ears are large and thick, with rounded tips, and the inner edges of the left and right ears are connected at the forehead. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to the Asian free-tailed bat is listed below.

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…世界の熱帯から温帯に広く分布し，約50種が知られる。その中のアジアオヒキコウモリ(オヒキコウモリ)T.insignisは，国外ではシベリア，朝鮮半島，中国に，国内では北海道，本州，四国，九州に分布するが，日本ではこれまで10頭しか採集されていない稀種（きしゆ）で，日本に定住するものではなく，迷って渡来したものではないかともいわれる。体長9cm前後，前腕長6cm前後，耳介は大きくて厚みがあり，先が丸く，額で左右の内縁が連結する。…

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