Asian particolored bat
The Asian parti-colored bat (Vespertilio sinensis) is a species of parti-coloured bat. An adult Asian parti-colored bat has a body length of 6–7 cm, a tail of 4.3-4.5 cm, and a wing length of 5 cm. Asian parti-colored bats are distributed across East Asia, from Taiwan through eastern China, eastern Mongolia and Russia (Siberia) to the Korean Peninsula and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu).
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Vespertilio |
| Species: | V. sinensis |
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| Vespertilio sinensis Peters, 1880 | |
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Taxonomy and etymology
It was described as a new species in 1880 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters. Peters named it Vesperus sinensis. Its species name "sinensis" comes from Latin Sinae, meaning "China." The holotype was collected in Beijing.[2] The species was known as V. superans until 1997 when it was demonstrated that V. sinensis should be used under the nomenclature rule known as the Principle of Priority.[3]
Description
Its forearm length is 43–55 mm (1.7–2.2 in). Its hairs are bicolored, with the basal portions blackish brown and the distal portions off-white.[4]
Range and habitat
Its range includes several countries and regions in eastern Asia, such as China and Taiwan, Japan, North and South Korea, Mongolia, and Siberia.[1]
Conservation
As of 2019, it is evaluated as a least-concern species by the IUCN. It meets the criteria for this classification because it has a wide geographic range; it tolerates a variety of habitats, including human-disturbed areas; and there are no known threats to its continued existence.[1]
References
- Fukui, D.; Sano, A.; Kruskop, S.V. (2019). "Vespertilio sinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22949A22071812. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22949A22071812.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Peters, W. (1880). "Hr. W. Peters machte eine Mitteilung über neue Flederthiere". Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin: 258–259.
- HORÁČEK, I. (1997). "Status of Vesperus sinensis Peters, 1880 and remarks on the genus Vespertilio" (PDF). Vespertilio (2): 59–72.
- Smith, Andrew T.; Xie, Yan; Hoffmann, Robert S.; Lunde, Darrin; MacKinnon, John; Wilson, Don E.; Wozencraft, W. Chris, eds. (2010). A Guide to the Mammals of China. Princeton University Press. p. 371. ISBN 978-1400834112.