Ikimono KokuhoLiving Treasures of Japan
National Natural Monument
Mammals

Eastern Bent-wing Bat

Miniopterus fuliginosus

Photo: Hi-tanio / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons

The Eastern Bent-wing Bat has long, narrow wings suited to fast flight and roosts in caves in large colonies. It catches insects in flight at night. The Oogouya bat cave in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, is a national Natural Monument, and the colony site at Sanze-Hayama in Tsuruoka, Yamagata, is a prefectural Natural Monument.

Scientific name
Miniopterus fuliginosus
Group
Mammals
Prefectures
Yamagata, Yamaguchi
日本語
ユビナガコウモリ
简体中文
长翼蝠

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Yes. The Eastern Bent-wing Bat is protected as a Natural Monument (1 national and 1 prefectural designations). Each designated site is listed under "Natural Monuments related to the Eastern Bent-wing Bat" on this page.

The Eastern Bent-wing Bat is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Yamagata, Yamaguchi.

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