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Natterer's bat Myotis nattereri Least concern

Where the Natterer's bat lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

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Natterer's bat: Myotis nattereri
Photo: Gilles San Martin from Namur, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientific nameMyotis nattereri
GroupBats
StatusLeast concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in8 countries
ContinentsEurope
ClassMammal
OrderChiroptera
FamilyVespertilionidae

Where does the Natterer's bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Natterer's bat in 8 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.

Is the Natterer's bat endangered?

The Natterer'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 Natterer's bat?

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

About the Natterer's bat

Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri) is a European vespertilionid bat with pale wings. It has mostly brown fur with greyish-white fur on its underside. It is found across most of the continent of Europe, parts of the Near East and North Africa. It feeds on insects and other invertebrates which it catches on the wing or pursues on the ground.

In summer it roosts in deciduous and coniferous trees, buildings or bat boxes close to its feeding habitats. In winter it hibernates in caves, tunnels, mines or cellars, usually hiding in crevices. This bat was first described in 1817 by Heinrich Kuhl, who named it in honour of the Austrian naturalist Johann Natterer.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Natterer's bat (revision 1377741120), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q723123 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).

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