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Daubenton's bat

Myotis daubentonii

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 6,753, February 4,988, March 7,815, April 12,295, May 17,727, June 19,330, July 20,684, August 17,788, September 13,060, October 9,748, November 5,327, December 4,163.
United States139,679
Alaska139,679
France137
Germany105
Russia76
United Kingdom71
Spain68
Poland60
Andalucía58
England58

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