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Ussuri tube nosed bat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Chiroptera

Genus
  
Murina

Higher classification
  
Murina

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Vespertilionidae

Scientific name
  
Murina ussuriensis

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Hilgendorf's tube‑nosed bat, Murina, Greater tube‑nosed bat, Bat, Ikonnikov's bat

The Ussuri tube-nosed bat (Murina ussuriensis) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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Distribution

It can be found in North Korea, South Korea, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima Island, Yakushima Island and Iki Island) and Russia (Primorye, southernmost Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands). It has been reported In northeast China (Inner Mongolia, Jilin and Heilongjiang) but this has yet to be verified.

Habitat

This bat roosts primarily in clumps of dead leaves, but also in tree cavities and under bark.

References

Ussuri tube-nosed bat Wikipedia