Northern bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern bat lives – recorded in 10 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Eptesicus nilssonii
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	10 countries
Continents	Europe
Mass	10 g (adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the northern bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern bat in 10 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 northern bat?

Wikidata records the following for the northern bat: mass 10 g (adult weight).

Is the northern bat endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the northern bat?

The northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Eptesicus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern bat

The northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii) is the most abundant species of bat in northern Eurasia occurring from France to Hokkaidō and south to Kazakhstan.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern bat (revision 1381169625), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q300941 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).