Whiskered bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the whiskered bat lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

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

Where does the whiskered bat live?

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

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

What kind of animal is the whiskered bat?

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

About the whiskered bat

The whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus) is a small European bat with long fur. Although uncommon, M. mystacinus is often found around human habitation and around water; it is similar to Brandt's bat (Myotis brandtii), from which it was distinguished as a separate species only in 1970.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Whiskered bat (revision 1374333239), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q508013 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).