Greater Tube-nosed Bat
Murina hilgendorfi
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 108
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Hilgendorf's tube-nosed bat (Murina hilgendorfi) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. In Japan they are called 'tengu komori', after the mythical creature called the Tengu. It was formerly thought to be a subspecies of Murina leucogaster (called Murina leucogaster hilgendorfi), but is now known to be a distinct species.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Hilgendorf's tube-nosed bat”.