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The '''Ussuri tube-nosed bat''' (''Murina ussuriensis'') is a species of [[vesper bat]] in the family [[Vespertilionidae]]. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]]. |
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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==Taxonomy and etymology== |
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It was [[species description|described]] as a new species in 1913 by Russian zoologist [[Sergey Ognev]]. |
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Its [[specific epithet (zoology)|species name]] "''ussuriensis''" comes from [[Primorsky Krai|Usurriland]] |
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The [[holotype]] had been collected in Usurriland by Nikolaus Ikonnikov (also spelled Ikonnikoff).<ref name="Ognev 1913">{{cite journal|url=https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8508525| last=Ognev|first=S.|year=1913| title=Замѣтки по Фаунѣ летучихъ мышей (Chiroptera) и насѣкомоядныхъ (Insectivora) Уссурійекаго края [Bemerkungen über die Chiroptera und Insectivora des Ussuri-Landes]|journal= Ezhegodnik Zoologicheskogo muzeia| volume=18| pages=402-406|language=Russian}}</ref> |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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The Ussuri tube-nosed bat (Murina ussuriensis) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1913 by Russian zoologist Sergey Ognev. Its species name "ussuriensis" comes from Usurriland The holotype had been collected in Usurriland by Nikolaus Ikonnikov (also spelled Ikonnikoff).[2]
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.[1]
Roosting behavior
In the spring and autumn, it primarily roosts in clumps of dead leaves, but it also utilizes tree cavities and peeling tree bark. It is the only known bat that hibernates in snow. In the winter, it has been found roosting within cylindrical or conical holes in snowbanks. It is hypothesized that the bats excavate these cavities themselves. Hibernating within the snow may protect it from predators and prevent water loss; the snow holes likely have a stable thermal environment, as well. The only other mammal species known to hibernate within snow is the polar bear.[3]
References
- ^ a b Tsytsulina, K. (2008). "Murina ussuriensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T13950A4369921.
- ^ Ognev, S. (1913). "Замѣтки по Фаунѣ летучихъ мышей (Chiroptera) и насѣкомоядныхъ (Insectivora) Уссурійекаго края [Bemerkungen über die Chiroptera und Insectivora des Ussuri-Landes]". Ezhegodnik Zoologicheskogo muzeia (in Russian). 18: 402–406.
- ^ Hirakawa, H.; Nagasaka, Y. (2018). "Evidence for Ussurian tube-nosed bats (Murina ussuriensis) hibernating in snow". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 12047. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-30357-1.
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