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Horsfield's bat
Order : Chiroptera
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Vespertilioninae
Species : Myotis horsfieldii
The Horsfield's 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 Horsfield
A young / baby of a Horsfield is called a 'pup'. A Horsfield group is called a 'colony or cloud'.
Facts about the Horsfield's bat
Horsfield's Bat or Myotis horsfieldii is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . (Full text)
1. Myotis, genus Myotis -- (largest and most widely distributed genus of bats)Myotis
genus Myotis
(Source WordNet)