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Natterer's Bat

Myotis nattereri

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 2,253, February 1,664, March 2,607, April 4,102, May 5,914, June 6,449, July 6,901, August 5,935, September 4,357, October 3,252, November 1,777, December 1,389.
United States46,600
Alaska46,600
Germany86
Poland58
Pomeranian Voivodeship38
United Kingdom36
France36
England33
Russia24
Netherlands21

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer

Dietary

  • InsectivoreFeeds primarily on insectsFrom its classification

Physical

  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderBats · Chiroptera
FamilyEvening Bats · Vespertilionidae
GenusMouse-eared Bats · Myotis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Natterer's Bat with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.