Natterer's bat  (Myotis nattereri)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderChiroptera
FamilyVespertilionidae
GenusMyotis (1)
SizeWingspan: 245 - 300 mm (2)
Body length: 40 - 50 mm (2)
Weight7 - 12 g (2)
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Status

European populations are listed under Appendix II of The Bonn Convention (1), Appendix II of the Bern Convention (3), and Annex IV of the EC Habitats Directive (4). In the UK it is protected under Schedules 5 and 6 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (5), and Schedule 2 of the Conservation Regulations 1994 (6).

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