...There are 12 species in Japan, accounting for about one-third of the bats found in Japan. It is the most primitive genus in the Vespertilionidae family . The smallest species is the Himalayan myotis, which weighs 2-2.5g and is found in southern China, northern India, and the Malay Peninsula, while the largest is the greater myotis, which weighs 18-45g and is found from southwestern Europe to Syria . The scientific name of this genus comes from the fact that the ears resemble those of a mouse, and the ears are membranous and elongated like those of a house mouse, and the left and right ears are separated. *Some of the terminology that refers to the greater bearded bat is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…日本には12種,日本産コウモリ類の約1/3を占める。ヒナコウモリ科の中でもっとも原始的な属で,最小種は中国南部,インド北部,マレー半島に分布する体重2~2.5gのヒマラヤホオヒゲコウモリM.siligorensis,最大種はヨーロッパ南西部からシリアにかけて分布する体重18~45gのオオホオヒゲコウモリM.myotisである。 本属の学名は耳がネズミに似ることに由来するもので,耳介はハツカネズミのように膜状で細長く,左右のものが離れる。… ※「オオホオヒゲコウモリ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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