Wildlifeof Vietnam
Japanese Pipistrelle
Bats
Photo: (c) WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
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 across East Asia, from China and Taiwan into the Ussuri region, Korea and Japan; a mammal-diversity checklist also lists Vietnam. Before a young is born it goes through 33 embryonic stages (Wikipedia, general species account).
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