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

Where the lesser mouse-eared bat lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Myotis blythii
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	12 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the lesser mouse-eared bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser mouse-eared bat in 12 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

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 lesser mouse-eared bat endangered?

The lesser 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 lesser mouse-eared bat?

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

About the lesser mouse-eared bat

The lesser mouse-eared bat or lesser mouse-eared myotis (Myotis blythii) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae. This species has a wide distribution from the Iberian Peninsula to China.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser mouse-eared bat (revision 1374332622), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q836231 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).