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National Natural Monument
Mammals
Japanese Large-footed Myotis
Myotis macrodactylus
The Japanese Large-footed Myotis is a bat with big hind feet that can skim the water to snatch fish or aquatic insects. It roosts in caves, bridges, and tunnels. The Iwaizumi spring cave in Iwate, which it shares with other bats such as the tube-nosed bat, is a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Myotis macrodactylus
- Group
- Mammals
- Prefectures
- Iwate
- 日本語
- モモジロコウモリ
- 简体中文
- 日本大足鼠耳蝠
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The Japanese Large-footed Myotis is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Iwate.
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