Least ConcernNatterer's Bat
Myotis nattereri
One of the 29 bats on WAnimals
Mammals · Chiroptera · Vespertilionidae
Eptesicus serotinus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Its name comes from the Latin serotinus, "of the evening" or "late", after its habit of emerging at dusk. It is one of Europe's main reservoirs of European bat lyssavirus type 1.
Weight
15 g – 35 g
Size
5.8 cm – 8 cm
Life expectancy
8 years
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Colony
Lives in large concentrations, often for breeding reasons.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: The Wildlife Trusts; First-Nature; Green Cross Nature; Woodland Trust; iNaturalist; PMC (EBLV-1 maternity colonies survival study); Wikipedia (Serotine bat)
Best time: From April to October, just at dusk; it is one of the first bats out and often hunts around street lamps.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 76.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
