The genetic diversity of D-loop sequences in eastern bent-winged bats (Miniopterus fuliginosus) living in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 79; no. 6; pp. 1142 - 1145
• Main Authors: IIDA, Keisuke, KOBAYASHI, Ryosuke, HENGJAN, Yupadee, NAGATA, Nao, YONEMITSU, Kenzo, NUNOME, Mitsuo, KUWATA, Ryusei, SUZUKI, Kazuo, ICHIYANAGI, Kenji, MAEDA, Ken, OHMORI, Yasushige, HONDO, Eiichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2017; Japan Science and Technology Agency; The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science
• Subjects: Animals; Caves; China; Chiroptera - genetics; D-loop region; DNA - genetics; Genetic diversity; Genetic Variation - genetics; Haplotypes; Haplotypes - genetics; insectivorous bat; Japan; Miniopterus fuliginosus; Mitochondria; Phylogeny; Wildlife Science; China; Japan; genetic diversity; Miniopterus fuliginosus; D-loop region; insectivorous bat
• ISSN: 0916-7250; 1347-7439; 1347-7439
• DOI: 10.1292/jvms.17-0152

The eastern bent-winged bat (Miniopterus fuliginosus) is an insectivorous bat that lives in the caves, throughout Japan [11]. The bats aggregate in cave in populations of tens to thousands of individuals. We examined the mitochondrial D-loop sequences of bats in Wakayama, Japan, and divided them into 35 haplotypes. The sequences of 3 haplotypes in Wakayama were the same as those of 10 Miniopterus fuliginosus individuals living in China. Given the substitution rate of the D-loop region, we speculated that the bats had moved between Japan and China within the last 16,000 years. We could not determine how the bats crossed the sea; however, it is possible that the bats undergo dynamic movement widely throughout East Asia.