Journal of Environmental Science International (한국환경과학회지)

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External Morphology and Environment of Foraging Site in Asian parti-coloured Bat Vespertilio sinensis in Naejangsan National Park

내장산국립공원내 서식하는 안주애기박쥐(Vespertilio sinensis)의 외부형태 및 채식지 환경특성

  • 정철운 (국립공원관리공단 종복원기술원) ;
  • 김태근 (국립공원관리공단 국립공원연구원) ;
  • 김성철 (국립공원관리공단 종복원기술원) ;
  • 임춘우 (동국대학교 생명과학과) ;
  • 한상훈 (국립생물자원관)
  • Received : 2014.12.15
  • Accepted : 2015.02.17
  • Published : 2015.02.27
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Abstract

We have analyzed the external morphology and the environment of the foraging site of Vespertilio sinensis. The external morphology was analyzed by twelve parameters and the environment characteristics of the foraging site was analyzed using GIS 10.1 program. The wing membrane was inserted into the ankle of the hind foot and the wing ratio was 1.42, the middle type between broad-short wing type and long-narrow wing type. The fur color was blackish brown but the guard hair color was whitish. The shape of the ear was a rounded triangle and tragus was a fan shape. This study showed that V. sinensis preferred the deciduous forest of the upper forest zone, where human interference was less. We believed that abundance of insects, depending on water system, was closely related to the use of the foraging site. This result showed that the environment characteristics was very similar to the nature preservation zone including Baekyang valley and Keumsun valley in Naejangsan National Park.

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