The Ryukyu Tube-nosed Bat lives on Japan's southwestern islands. It has a tubular nose and dark fur, and uses tree cavities or dry leaves as daytime roosts.
Its nostrils project forward in tube-like shapes, and long, dense, dark brown fur covers the body and extends onto the tail membrane.
It has been recorded using tree cavities and dry leaves as daytime roosts. The article says that many parts of its ecology remain poorly studied.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.