Japanese Barbastelle

Japanese BarbastelleThis small vesper bat is recorded in the Japanese archipelago and the southern Kurils. It has long, broad triangular ears and soft, dark brown fur.What does it look like?Its fur is long, thick, soft, and dark brown. Its ears are long, broad triangles.How does it live?This small vesper bat is recorded in the Japanese archipelago and the southern Kurils. It has long, broad triangular ears and soft, dark brown fur.Two bats were captured at Tengu-dake in Sapporo, around mixed conifer-broadleaf forest, and both were preserved as specimens. Surveys in Wakkanai and Sarufutsu during July 2022–2024 recorded calls identified as this species.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.