Ikimono KokuhoLiving Treasures of Japan

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National Natural Monument
Mammals

Bats

Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight. They use caves as daytime roosts and for hibernation and raising young, then emerge at night to feed on insects. Caves such as Ryugado in Kochi and sites in Oga, Akita, are protected as colony roosts.

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Mammals
Prefectures
Iwate, Akita, Niigata, Kochi
日本語
コウモリ類
简体中文
蝙蝠类

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The Bats is protected as a Natural Monument of Japan (4 designations). Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight. They use caves as daytime…

The Bats is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Iwate, Akita, Niigata, Kochi.

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