Whiskered Bat
Myotis mystacinus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 120
- Most observed in
- 🇫🇷 France
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Whiskered bat”.