Greater mouse-eared bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Greater mouse-eared bat Myotis myotis Least concern

Where the greater mouse-eared bat lives – recorded in 9 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 72,118 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Scientific name	Myotis myotis
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the greater mouse-eared bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the greater mouse-eared bat in 9 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 greater mouse-eared bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the greater mouse-eared bat?

The greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Myotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the greater mouse-eared bat

The greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) is a European species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Greater mouse-eared bat (revision 1377738114), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q723413 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).