Daubenton's bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Daubenton's bat lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Myotis daubentonii
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Europe
Mass	2 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the Daubenton's bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Daubenton's bat in 14 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a Daubenton's bat?

Wikidata records the following for the Daubenton's bat: mass 2 g (birth weight).

Is the Daubenton's bat endangered?

The Daubenton's bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Daubenton's bat?

The Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Myotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Daubenton's bat

Daubenton's bat or Daubenton's myotis (Myotis daubentonii) is a Eurasian bat with rather short ears. It occurs across Eurasia, from Ireland in the west to Hokkaido in the east, and is believed to be increasing its numbers in many areas of its range.

This bat was first described in 1817 by Heinrich Kuhl, who named it in honour of French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Daubenton's bat (revision 1374333011), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q504488 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).