Japanese Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus abramus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 288
- Most observed in
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus), also known as Japanese pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat. An adult has a body length of 3.6–4.8 cm (1.4–1.9 in), a tail of 2.9–4.0 cm (1.1–1.6 in), and a wing length of 3.2–3.6 cm (1.3–1.4 in). It prefers to roost under the ceiling or inside the roof of old buildings.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Japanese house bat”.