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Daubenton's bat

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Daubenton's bat

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Also known as Myotis daubentonii, Daubenton's myotis

species of mammal

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Daubenton's bat (*Myotis daubentonii*) is a species of bat belonging to the family Vespertilionidae within the order Chiroptera. The taxon name is derived from the French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton. Its scientific status is accepted, and it is classified under the class Mammalia and phylum Chordata.

This organism has a wingspan of 0.248 and a mass of 2. Reproductive characteristics include a gestation period of 54 and a litter size of 1. The longest observed lifespan for this species is 28. According to the IUCN Red List, Daubenton's bat holds a conservation status of Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2008.

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Species

Least Concern

Daubenton's bat

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassMammalia
  3. OrderChiroptera
  4. FamilyVespertilionidae

水鼠耳蝠(Myotis daubentonii),又稱道氏鼠耳蝠,是一種廣泛分佈歐亞大陸的一種鼠耳蝠。其學名daubentonii是來自法國一名自然學家Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton。

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Myotis
Mass
2
Image
Wasserfledermaus-drawing.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Myotis daubentonii
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Myotis daubentonii
Commons category
Myotis daubentonii
taxon common name
esperteyu de ríu
wingspan
0.248
gestation period
54
litter size
1
longest observed lifespan
28
short name
M. daubentonii
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Encyclopedic overview

Daubenton's bat or Daubenton's myotis (Myotis daubentonii) is a Eurasian bat with rather short ears. It occurs across Eurasia, from Ireland in the west to Hokkaido in the east, and is believed to be increasing its numbers in many areas of its range.

This bat was first described in 1817 by Heinrich Kuhl, who named it in honour of French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Daubenton's bat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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