Whiskered bat (English spelling)

Japanese: ホオヒゲコウモリ(頰髭蝙蝠) - ホオヒゲコウモリ（英語表記）whiskered bat

A species of mammal in the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera. In a broader sense, it is a general term for bats in the genus Myotis . This genus is the most widely distributed of the order Chiroptera, with the most species, about 100, accounting for about one-third of the Vespertilionidae. In other words, their distribution ranges from the subarctic to the tropics, excluding the polar regions and some oceanic islands, and they live in forests, deserts, and at the tree line. In Japan, they are found from Hokkaido to Yakushima, but not in the islands of Izu, Ogasawara, Amami, Okinawa, or Yaeyama. There are 12 species in Japan, accounting for about one-third of the bats found in Japan.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

翼手目ヒナコウモリ科の哺乳類の1種。広義にはホオヒゲコウモリ属Myotisのコウモリの総称。この属は翼手目の中でもっとも広く分布し，種数も多く約100種，ヒナコウモリ科の約1/3に達する。すなわち，分布は極地および大洋島の一部を除く地域の亜寒帯から熱帯に及び，森林から砂漠，森林限界まで生息する。日本では北海道から屋久島まで分布するが，伊豆，小笠原，奄美，沖縄および八重山の各諸島には産しない。日本には12種，日本産コウモリ類の約1/3を占める。

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