Myotis nattereri (Kuhl, 1817)
(Natterer’s Bat)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMyotis nattereri (Natterer’s Bat)
GenusMyotis (myotis bat species)
FamilyVESPERTILIONIDAE (a family of bats)
OrderCHIROPTERA (bats)
ClassMAMMALIA (mammals)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Myotis nattereri (Natterer’s Bat) :
1: Myotis nattereri (Natterer’s Bat)
24 Oct 2018 OSGR: SZ07 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
trapped in harp trap
Image 1: In the hand - front-three-quarter viewImage 2: In the hand - head - dorsal view
2: Myotis nattereri (Natterer’s Bat)
22 Oct 2018 OSGR: SY97 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in Harp trap
Image 1: Male (in hand) - head - anterior viewImage 2: Male (in hand) - head - anterior view (2)Image 3: Male (in hand) - head - anterior view (3)Image 4: Male (in hand) - head - dorsal viewImage 5: Male (in hand) - head - lateral viewImage 6: Male (in hand) - head - lateral view (2)Image 7: Male (in hand) - penis - enlargedImage 8: Male (in hand) - ring on wing - enlarged
3: Myotis nattereri (Natterer’s Bat)
5 Oct 2018 OSGR: SY99 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
caught in mist net (6m net with Sussex Autobat lure)
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: In mist net - anterior viewImage 3: In mist net - anterior view - wings spreadImage 4: In mist net - anterior view - wings upImage 5: In mist net - antero-ventral viewImage 6: In mist net - ventral view
4: Myotis nattereri (Natterer’s Bat)
2 Sep 2018 OSGR: SY99 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in mist net
Image 1: Female - in hand - face and bellyImage 2: Female - in hand - face view
5: Myotis nattereri (Natterer’s Bat)
25 Aug 2018 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
young male, caught in mist net
Image 1: Male - young - in handImage 2: Male - young - in hand - examining the uropatagiumImage 3: Male - young - in hand - face view and thumbs - defiantImage 4: Male - young - in hand - face view - docileImage 5: Male - young - in hand - measuring the fore-armImage 6: Male - young - in hand - uropatagium - the wing between tail (left) and hind legImage 7: Male - young - on tree trunkImage 8: Male - young - on tree trunk, with hand for scale

Myotis nattereri (Natterer’s Bat) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Myotis nattereri (Natterer’s Bat)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Myotis nattereri (Natterer’s Bat)
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