About Murina hilgendorfi (Peters, 1880)
Common Name and Facial Features
Murina hilgendorfi (Peters, 1880), commonly called Hilgendorf's tube-nosed bat, has a slender face with tubular nostrils.
Ear Structure
It has oval ears that feature a prominent tragus, which measures more than half the height of the ear.
Fur Characteristics
Its fur is soft, curly, and dark grey, with long silvery guard hairs.
Flight Behavior
This bat flies relatively low over the ground and is capable of hovering.
Geographic Distribution
Hilgendorf's tube-nosed bat is distributed across China, Russia (Primorye and Sakhalin), Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu).
Habitat Types
It inhabits forests, mines, caves, and tunnels, and is occasionally found in buildings.
Social Structure
Typically, it lives alone or in small groups of a few individuals, rather than in large colonies.
Diet
It is insectivorous, feeding primarily on moths and beetles.
