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    Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii) is a species of vesper bat found in Europe and western Asia, living in extensive areas of woodland. Bechstein's bat...
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    Brandt's bat or Brandt's myotis (Myotis brandtii) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is native throughout most of Europe and...
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    threatened by mining for brown coal. Of special interest is the rare Bechstein's bat population, which is strictly protected according to annex II and annex...
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    1817) - Bechstein's bat Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857) - lesser mouse-eared bat Myotis bombinus (Thomas, 1906) - Far Eastern myotis, bombinus bat Myotis...
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    The little brown bat or little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus) is an endangered species of mouse-eared microbat found in North America. It has a small...
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    were commonly considered harmful or pests at the time, such as bats. Bechstein's bat was named in his honour. The standard author abbreviation Bechst. is...
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    greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) is a European species of bat in the family Vespertilionidae. Myotis myotis is a large bat with a long, broad muzzle...
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    The gray bat (Myotis grisescens) is a species of microbat endemic to North America. It once flourished in caves all over the southeastern United States...
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    The Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) is a medium-sized mouse-eared bat native to North America. It lives primarily in Southern and Midwestern U.S. states and...
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    uncommon in Britain, including the cirl bunting; greater horseshoe bat; Bechstein's bat and Jersey tiger moth. It is also the only place in mainland Britain...
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    big-eared bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquii) the common bent-wing bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) the serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus) Bechstein's bat (Myotis...
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    Daubenton's bat or Daubenton's myotis (Myotis daubentonii) is a Eurasian bat with rather short ears. It ranges from Ireland to Japan (Hokkaido) and is...
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    The pond bat (Myotis dasycneme) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Eurasia from France to Russia and Kazakhstan. The bat is medium-sized, with...
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  • includes Bechstein's bat, the common pipistrelle and the Arctic fox, while endangered mammals include the barbastelle, the serotine bat, the pond bat, the...
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    colony structure and female philopatry in the communally breeding Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 52(3), 203-210...
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    South-eastern bat (Myotis austroriparius). The European bat species that have been shown to harbour P. destructans include Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii)...
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    The whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus) is a small European bat with long fur. Although uncommon, M. mystacinus is often found around human habitation and...
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    Geoffroy's bat (Myotis emarginatus), also known as the notch-eared bat, is a species of vesper bat. M. emarginatus is a medium-sized bat with long and...
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    bats, Bechstein's bat and Geoffroy's bat. List of the recorded species: Greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) Lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus...
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    lactating female Bechstein's was discovered in Grafton Wood, suggesting that there was a breeding colony in the wood or close by. Another Bechstein's was discovered...
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  • capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. Family: Vespertilionidae Subfamily: Myotinae Genus: Myotis Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteini...
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    barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus), Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteini) and the greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis). Also present are red deer...
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    The lesser mouse-eared bat or lesser mouse-eared myotis (Myotis blythii) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae. Lesser mouse-eared...
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    horseshoe bat, lesser horseshoe bat, Mediterranean horseshoe bat, greater mouse-eared bat, lesser mouse-eared bat, Bechstein's bat, Natterer's bat, whiskered...
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    endangered species: the mouse-eared bat, Geoffroy's bat, the barbastelle bat, the pond bat and Bechstein's bat. Other animal species found in the forest, including...
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    (Myotis austroriparius) Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii) Lesser mouse-eared bat (Myotis blythii) Rufous mouse-eared bat (Myotis bocagii) Far Eastern...
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    importance for a diversity of hibernating bats, including the very rare Bechstein's bat. The Axe Estuary and its marshes are important for wintering wildfowl...
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  • Serotine bat, Eptesicus serotinus LC Northern bat, Eptesicus nilssonii DD Bechstein's bat, Myotis bechsteinii EN Brandt's bat, Myotis brandti NT Pond bat, Myotis...
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  • capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. Family: Vespertilionidae Subfamily: Myotinae Genus: Myotis Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteini...
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    both Betchworth and Brockham quarries. Brandt's bat has been recorded at Betchworth; Bechstein's bat and the common pipistrelle have been recorded at...
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