#0024 · 🦊 mammals

Daubenton's bat

🇳🇱 Watervleermuis ·Myotis daubentonii

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

Daubenton's bat ( Myotis daubentonii ) is a Eurasian bat with rather short ears. It ranges from Britain to Japan (Hokkaido) and is considered to be increasing its numbers in many areas.

base stats

NL sightings 60iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 2,068iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 60 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #24 most seen of the mammals in NL.
2,068 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

English: Daubenton's bat
Nederlands: Watervleermuis
scientific name: Myotis daubentonii
class: Mammalia
order: Chiroptera
family: Vespertilionidae
IUCN Red List: LC · least concern
sightings in NL: 60
sightings in Europe: 1,102
sightings worldwide: 2,068
weight: —
length: —
lifespan: —

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Vespertilionidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 424254, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.