Greater mouse-eared bat  (Myotis myotis)

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Range

This species is found across central Europe and in scattered populations across southern Europe, but is threatened with extinction across the whole of its range. It used to be found in Dorset and Sussex, but was officially declared extinct in Britain in 1990.

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

Greater mouse-eared bats are usually found around human settlements. They probably used caves as roosting sites, and today they hibernate in both caves and mines. They hunt in forests and adjoining cultivated areas.

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