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National Natural Monument
Mammals
Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat
Murina hilgendorfi
Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat has tube-like nostrils that stick out like a tengu's nose. It lives in tree hollows and caves in forests and eats insects. The Iwaizumi spring cave in Iwate, used by bats, is designated a Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Murina hilgendorfi
- Group
- Mammals
- Prefectures
- Iwate
- 日本語
- テングコウモリ
- 简体中文
- 褐管鼻蝠
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The Hilgendorf's Tube-nosed Bat is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Iwate.
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