Chromosome Database of Japanese Wild Mammals -- Japanese wild mammals

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Schreber, 1774) : Horseshoe bat

2n=??, FN=?? Autosomes: ????; X: ?; Y: ?

Tsuchiya K, Yosida TH (1971) Chromosome survey of small mammals in Japan. Annual Report of National Institute of Genetics, Japan 21: 54-55.
Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.

Rhinolophus cornutus Temminck, 1835 : Least horseshoe bat

2n=??, FN=?? Autosomes: ????; X: ?; Y: ?

Tsuchiya K (1971) Chromosomes of two insectivorous bat species from Japan (Chiroptera). Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan 5: 114-116.
Tsuchiya K, Yosida TH (1971) Chromosome survey of small mammals in Japan. Annual Report of National Institute of Genetics, Japan 21: 54-55.
Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.

Rhinolophus pumilus Andersen, 1905 : Okinawa least horseshoe bat

Karyotype is unknown.

Rhinolophus perditus Andersen, 1918 : Yaeyama least horseshoe bat

Karyotype is unknown.

Family HIPPOSIDRIDAE

Hipposideros turpis Bangs, 1901 : Bang's leaf-nosed bat

2n=??, FN=?? Autosomes: ????; X: ?; Y: ?

Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.

Family VESPERTILIONIDAE

Myotis formosus (Hodgson, 1835) : Copper-winged bat

Karyotype is unknown.

Myotis macrodactylus (Temminck, 1840) : Japanese large-footed bat

2n=44, FN=52 Autosomes:: A-16 pairs, M/SM- 3 pairs, small SM-2 pair; X: medium M; Y: small A

Harada M, Yosida TH (1978) Karyological study of four Japanese Myotis bats (Chiroptera: Mammalia). Chromosoma 65: 283-291.
Obara Y, Tomiyasu T, Saitoh K (1976) Chromosome studies in the Japanese vespertilionid bats. 1. Karyotypic variaition in Myotis macrodactylus Temminck. Japanese Journal of Genetics 51: 201-206.
Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.

Myotis daubentonii (Kuhl, 1819) : Daubenton's bat

2n=44, FN=52 Autosomes: A-16 pairs, M/SM- 3 pairs, small SM-2 pair; X: medium M; Y: small A

Zima J (1978) Chromosome characteristics of Vespertilionidae from Czechoslovakia. Acta scientiarum naturalium academiae scientiarum Bohemoslovacae Brno 12: 1-38.

Myotis mystacinus (Kuhl, 1819) : Whiskered bat

2n=44, FN=52 Autosomes: A-16 pairs, M/SM- 3 pairs, small SM-2 pair; X: medium M; Y: small A

Harada M, Yenbutra S, Tsuchiya K, Takada S (1985) Karyotypes of seven species of bats from Thailand (Chiroptera: Mammalia). Experientia 41: 1610-1611.

Myotis pruinosus Yoshiyuki, 1971 : Black whiskered bat

2n=44, FN=52 Autosomes: A-16 pairs, M/SM- 3 pairs, small SM-2 pair; X: medium M; Y: small ST

Harada M, Uchida TA (1982) Karyotype of a rare species, Myotis pruinosus involving pericentirc inversion and duplicated translocation. Cytologia 47: 539-543.

Myotis ikonnikovi Ognev, 1912 : Ikonnikov's whiskered bat

Karyotype is unknown.

Myotis frater Allen, 1923 : Long-legged whiskered bat

2n=??, FN=?? Autosomes: A-16 pairs, M/SM- 3 pairs, small SM-2 pair; X: medium M; Y: small ST

Tsuchiya K (1976) Honyurui Kagaku [Mammalian Science] 33: 53-59.
Harada M, Yosida TH (1978) Karyological study of four Japanese Myotis bats (Chiroptera: Mammalia). Chromosoma 65: 283-291.
Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
Ono T, Obara Y (1994) Karyotypes and Ag-NOR variations in Japanese vespertilionid bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Zoological Science 11: 473-484.

Myotis nattereri (Kuhl, 1818) : Natterer's bat

2n=??, FN=?? Autosomes:: A-17 pairs, M/SM- 3 pairs, small SM-1 pair; X: medium M; Y: small A

Harada M, Yosida TH (1978) Karyological study of four Japanese Myotis bats (Chiroptera: Mammalia). Chromosoma 65: 283-291.
Ono T, Obara Y (1994) Karyotypes and Ag-NOR variations in Japanese vespertilionid bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Zoological Science 11: 473-484.

Pipistrellus abramus (Temminck, 1840) : Japanese pipistrelle

2n=26, FN=44 Autosomes: A-2 pairs, M/SM- 10 pairs; X: medium A; Y: small A

Tsuchiya K, Harada M, Yosida TH (1972) Annual Report of National Institute of Genetics, Japan 22: 50-51.
Obara Y, Tomiyasu T, Saitoh K (1976) Chromosome studies in the Japanese vespertilionid bats. 2. G-banding pattern of Pipistrellus abramus. Proceedings of the Japan Academy 52: 383-386.
Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.

Pipistrellus endoi Imaizumi, 1959 : Endo's pipistrelle

2n=36, FN=50 Autosomes: A-9 pairs, M/SM- 7 pairs, small SM-1 pair; X: medium A; Y: small A

Ono T, Obara Y (1994) Karyotypes and Ag-NOR variations in Japanese vespertilionid bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Zoological Science 11: 473-484.

Pipistrellus savii (Bonaparte, 1837) : Savi's pipistrelle

2n=44, FN=50 Autosomes: A-17 pairs, M/SM- 3 pairs, small SM-1 pair; X: medium M; Y: small A

Zima J (1982) Chromosomal homology in the complements of bats of the family Vepertilionidae. II. G-band karyotypes of some Myotis, Eptesicus and Pipistrellus species. Folia Zoologica Brno 31: 31-36.
Park SR, Won PO (1978) Chromosomes of Korean bats. Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan 7: 199-203.

Pipistrellus sturdeei Thomas, 1915 : Bonin pipistrelle

Karyotype is unknown.

Eptesicus nilssonii (Keyserling and Blasius, 1839) : Northern bat

2n=50,　FN=50 Autosomes: A-23 pairs, SM-1 pair; X: medium SM; Y: small A

Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
Ono T, Yoshida MC (1995) Banded karyotype of Eptesicus nilssonii parvus (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Chromosome Information Service 59: 19-21.

Eptesicus japonensis Imaizumi, 1953 : Japanese northern bat

2n=50,　FN=48 Autosomes: A-24 pairs; X: medium SM; Y: small SM

Ando K, Tagawa T, Uchida TA (1977) Considerations of karyotypic evolution within Vespertilionidae. Experientia 33: 877-879.

Nyctalus aviator Thomas, 1911 : Japanese giant noctule

2n=42, FN=50 Autosomes: A-15 pairs, SM-1 pair, M-4 pairs; X: medium SM; Y: dot like

Tsuchiya K, Harada M, Yosida TH (1972) Annual Report of National Institute of Genetics, Japan 22: 50-51.
Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
Harada M, Uchida TA, Yosida TH, Takada S (1982) Karyological studies of two Japanese noctule bats (Chiroptera). Caryologia 35: 1-9.

Nyctalus furvus Imaizumi and Yoshiyuki, 1968 : Japanese lesser noctule

2n=44, FN=50 Autosomes: A-17 pairs, SM-1 pair, M-3 pairs; X: medium SM; Y: dot like

Harada M, Uchida TA, Yosida TH, Takada S (1982) Karyological studies of two Japanese noctule bats (Chiroptera). Caryologia 35: 1-9.

Vespertilio superans Thomas, 1898 : Namie's frosted bat

2n=38, FN=54 Autosomes: A-9 pairs, SM-3 pair,s M-6 pairs; X: medium SM; Y: dot like

Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
Harada M, Ando K, Uchida TA, Takada S (19**) Karyotypic evolution of two Japanese Vespertilio species and its taxonomic implications (Chiroptera: Mammalia). Caryologia 40: 175-184.
Ono T, Yoshida MC (1997) Differences in the chromosomal distribution of telomeric (TTAGGG)n sequences in two species of the vespertilionid bats. Chrom. Res., 5: 203-212.
Ono T, Yoshida MC (1998) Difference in the activity of rRNA genes localized on chromosomes 15 and 23 in oriental frost bat, Vespertilio superans. Chrom. Sci., 2: 129-134.

Barbastella leucomelas (Cretzschmar, 1826) : Eastern barbastelle

2n=32, FN=50 Autosomes: A-5 pairs, M/SM- 9 pairs, small SM-1 pair; X: medium SM, Y: dot-like/small A

Ono T, Obara Y (1994) Karyotypes and Ag-NOR variations in Japanese vespertilionid bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Zoological Science 11: 473-484.

Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) : Long-eared bat

2n=32, FN=50 A-5 pairs, M/SM- 9 pairs, small SM-1 pair; X: medium SM; Y: dot-like/small A

Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
Ono T, Obara Y (1994) Karyotypes and Ag-NOR variations in Japanese vespertilionid bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Zoological Science 11: 473-484.

Miniopterus fuliginosus (Hodgson, 1835) : Eastern bent-winged bat

2n=46, FN=50 A-19 pairs, M-2 pairs, SM-1 pairs; X: medium SM; Y: dot-like/small A

Tsuchiya K (1971) Chromosomes of two insectivorous bat species from Japan (Chiroptera). Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan 5: 114-116.
Tsuchiya K (1979) A contribution to the chromosome study in Japanese mammals. Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Sereis B 55: 191-195.
Obara Y (1983) An example of partial albinism in the Japanese long-fingered bat, Miniopterus schrebersi fuliginosus. Journal of the Mammalogical Society of Japan 9: 302-307.
Ono T, Obara Y (1994) Karyotypes and Ag-NOR variations in Japanese vespertilionid bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera). Zoological Science 11: 473-484.

Miniopterus fuscus Bonhote, 1902 : Ryukyu bent-winged bat

Karyotype is unknown.

Family MOLOSSIDAE

Tadarida insignis (Blyth, 1861) : Oriental free-taoled bat

2n=48, FN=54 Autosomes: A-19 pairs, M-4 pairs; X: medium SM; Y: unknown

Ono T, Obara Y (1989) Karyotype and Ag-NORs Asian free-tailed bat, Tadarida insignis (Molossidae: Chiroptera). Chromosome Information Service 46:17-19.

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