Geoffroy's bat
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Chiroptera |
| Family: | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus: | Myotis |
| Species: | M. emarginatus
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| Myotis emarginatus (E. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1806)
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Geoffroy's bat (Myotis emarginatus) is a species of vesper bat.
Ecology
Geoffroy's bat feeds primarily on spiders and flies. It forages chiefly in scrubland and grassland, but is also known to frequent olive plantations and in livestock sheds. It typically roosts underground and in human buildings, often together with Rhinolophus species.[1]
Distribution
Geoffroy's bat can be found in Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.[1]
In 2012 a specimen was found in southern England.[2]
Sources
- ^ a b c Piraccini, R. (2016). "Myotis emarginatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T14129A22051191. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T14129A22051191.en. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Geoffroy's bat discovered in UK for first time". BBC News. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
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