Natterer's bat

Natterer's bat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species:
M. nattereri
Binomial name
Myotis nattereri
(Kuhl, 1817)

Natterer's bat (Myotis nattereri) is a European vespertilionid bat[2] with pale wings. It has brown fur tending to greyish-white 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.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Russo, D.; Cistrone, L. (2023). "Myotis nattereri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T215492021A211005466. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T215492021A211005466.en. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. ^ Simmons, N.B. (2005). "Order Chiroptera". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 513. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ "Natterer’s Bat" Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, Natural History Society of Northumbria, retrieved 2014.04.14.
  4. ^ "Natterer", The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals, By Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins, Michael Grayson, 2009, Johns Hopkins University Press
  5. ^ "Natterer's Bat", What's Who?: A Dictionary of Things Named After People and the People They Are Named After, By Roger Jones, 2008, Matador, ISBN 1848760477.