biostudies-literaturePreble JHMohammed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund13961-13971https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8525085biostudies-literatureUnknown11(20)Roosting information is crucial to guiding bat conservation and bat-friendly forestry practices. The Ryukyu tube-nosed bat <i>Murina ryukyuana</i> (Endangered) and Yanbaru whiskered bat <i>Myotis yanbarensis</i> (Critically Endangered) are forest-dwelling bats endemic to the central Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Despite their threatened status, little is known about the roosting ecology of these species and the characteristics of natural maternity roosts are unknown. To inform sustainable forestry practices and conservation management, we radio-tracked day roosts of both species in the subtropical forests of Okinawa's Kunigami Village District. We compared roost and roost site characteristics statistically between <i>M. ryukyuana</i> nonmaternity roosts (males or nonreproductive females), matEcology and evolutionRoosting ecology of endangered plant-roosting bats on Okinawa Island: Implications for bat-friendly forestry practices.PMC8525085project 182518110Ohte NVincenot CESaito KPreble JHfalseRoosting ecology of endangered plant-roosting bats on Okinawa Island: Implications for bat-friendly forestry practices.Roosting information is crucial to guiding bat conservation and bat-friendly forestry practices. The Ryukyu tube-nosed bat <i>Murina ryukyuana</i> (Endangered) and Yanbaru whiskered bat <i>Myotis yanbarensis</i> (Critically Endangered) are forest-dwelling bats endemic to the central Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Despite their threatened status, little is known about the roosting ecology of these species and the characteristics of natural maternity roosts are unknown. To inform sustainable forestry practices and conservation management, we radio-tracked day roosts of both species in the subtropical forests of Okinawa's Kunigami Village District. We compared roost and roost site characteristics statistically between <i>M. ryukyuana</i> nonmaternity roosts (males or nonreproductive females), mat2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Oct2026-05-08T15:50:23.459Z2025-02-19T00:03:05.57ZS-EPMC85250853470783110.1002/ece3.8101