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Bechstein's bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Species : Myotis bechsteini
The Bechstein's bat is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Bechstein
A young / baby of a Bechstein is called a 'pup'. A Bechstein group is called a 'colony or cloud'.Countries
Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom
Facts about the Bechstein's bat
Bechstein's batIn Britain, Bechstein's bats are restricted to southern England
The Bechstein’s Bat is a woodland dweller that is difficult to identify in flight.
Bechstein's Bat or Myotis bechsteini is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Vulnerable due to A2c. (Full text)
In Britain, Bechstein's bats are restricted to southern England (Full text)
The rare Bechstein's bat is even more difficult than most, seldom venturing out of woodland, and flying on unpredictable routes. (Full text)
"In Britain, Bechstein's bats are mainly found in Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire". (Full text)
In Central Europe, Bechstein’s bat is the species most dependent on forest habitats to provide roost sites and foraging grounds in summer. (Full text)
Status & distribution:Bechstein's bats are very rare and endangered. (Full text)
The Bechstein's bat is also Britain's rarest bat. (Full text)
Research Bec-fin BECHSTEIN'S BAT Bechstein's Bat (Myotis bechsteini) is the largest species of the Myotis genus. (Full text)
It is the only place in Albania where a kind of bat ( Myotis bechsteini ) is found. (Full text)
The Bechstein's bat is a woodland dweller that is difficult to identify in flight. (Full text)
Bechstein's bat is found in central southern England from Gloucestershire to Sussex with two possible records from Wales. (Full text)
Bechstein's bat is one of the most threatened European bat species. (Full text)
1. Myotis, genus Myotis -- (largest and most widely distributed genus of bats)Myotis
genus Myotis
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