Lesser mouse-eared bat



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Some facts about the
Lesser mouse-eared bat

Adult weight : 0.023 kg (0.0506 lbs)

Maximum longevity : 33 years

Litter size : 1

Source: AnAge, licensed under CC

Lesser mouse-eared bat

Order : Chiroptera
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Species : Myotis blythii

 

The Lesser mouse-eared bat is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the lesser mouseeared bat
A young / baby of a lesser mouseeared bat is called a 'pup'. A lesser mouseeared bat group is called a 'colony or cloud'.

Facts about the lesser mouse-eared bat

The Mouse-eared bats The Mouse-eared bats The Greater Mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) The Lesser Mouse-eared (Myotis blythii) Those two bats are very similar, even if the Lesser Mouse-eared Bat is usually sligthly smaller. (Full text)

1. Myotis, genus Myotis -- (largest and most widely distributed genus of bats)
Myotis
genus Myotis
(Source WordNet)

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