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Big-footed Myotis

Myotis macrodactylus

Classification

The eastern long-fingered bat, or big-footed myotis (Myotis macrodactylus) is a species of vesper bat found in China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia. Roosting in caves and rock crevices during the day, it forages at night for insects near rivers and streams. Taxonomy The eastern long-fingered bat was described as a new species in 1840 by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck.

Distribution

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