Wildlifeof Japan
Japanese Pipistrelle
Bats
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Alionoctula abramus
Rare visitor: recorded only occasionally in this country
Basic stats
Diet
Beetles, caddisflies, flies, hymenopterans, moths and true bugs
Habitat
Under the ceilings and inside the roofs of old buildings
Range
East Asia: China, Taiwan, Ussuri, Korea and Japan
Size
Body 3.6–4.8cm; tail 2.9–4cm; wing (forearm) 3.2–3.6cm
The Japanese pipistrelle, or Japanese house bat, is a small vesper bat. An adult has a body length of 3.6–4.8 cm, a tail of 2.9–4 cm and a wing length of 3.2–3.6 cm. It prefers to roost under the ceiling or inside the roof of old buildings, and it feeds on beetles, caddisflies, flies, hymenopterans, moths and true bugs (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account places it in East Asia, from China and Taiwan into the Ussuri region, Korea and Japan, and does not list India, although the Indian species list includes this species, so its occurrence here should be checked. Before a young is born it goes through 33 embryonic stages (Wikipedia, general species account). Its occurrence in Japan is independently supported by the national species catalogue used for this guide.
Quick answers
- What does the Japanese Pipistrelle eat?
- Beetles, caddisflies, flies, hymenopterans, moths and true bugs
- What habitat does the Japanese Pipistrelle live in?
- Under the ceilings and inside the roofs of old buildings
- Where is the Japanese Pipistrelle found?
- East Asia: China, Taiwan, Ussuri, Korea and Japan
- How big is the Japanese Pipistrelle?
- Body 3.6–4.8cm; tail 2.9–4cm; wing (forearm) 3.2–3.6cm