Eastern water bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Eastern water bat Myotis petax Least concern

Where the eastern water bat lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 202 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Myotis petax
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the eastern water bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the eastern water bat in 4 countries and territories across Asia and 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.

Is the eastern water bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the eastern water bat?

The eastern water bat (Myotis petax) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Myotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the eastern water bat

The eastern water bat or Sakhalin bat (Myotis petax) is a species of mouse-eared bat. It was for a long time considered to be a subspecies of Myotis daubentonii.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eastern water bat (revision 1317970673), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q3869109 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).