Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus
One of Britain’s smallest Myotis bats, very similar to Brandt’s bat and not reliably distinguished in the field without close examination or echolocation analysis. Dark grey-brown fur above, greyish-white below; dark brown face giving a slightly shaggy appearance; long, narrow tragus. Roosts in buildings and forages along hedgerows, woodland edges and over water. Image: © Juliette Béraud, iNaturalist.
Find out more: Bat Conservation Trust, Suffolk Wildlife Trust, iNaturalist, The Mammal Society
Post-1994 distribution maps (tetrad)
Suffolk’s Priority Bat Species
Key
Listed as a conservation priority in Suffolk’s Biodiversity Action Plan.
Closely associated with Suffolk’s landscape and natural identity.
Identified as a key priority for recovery under Suffolk’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
Has a Species of the Month article attached.
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