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Bechstein's Bat

Myotis bechsteinii

257Records since 2000
JanuaryPeak month
8Counties with records
Near ThreatenedIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan43
Feb43
Mar1
Apr0
May11
Jun38
Jul26
Aug43
Sep25
Oct6
Nov0
Dec15

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Dorset England38
2Surrey England29
3Kent England27
4Somerset England23
5Devon England9
6Herefordshire, County of England7
7Gloucestershire England4
8Carmarthenshire Wales1
253 England2 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
257
Peak month
January
Counties with records
8
IUCN Red List
Near Threatened
Scientific name
Myotis bechsteinii
Group
Mammals
NBN Atlas records since 2000
255
Conservation designations
Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Convention on Migratory Species, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Habitats Regulations 2010
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Vespertilionidae
Genus
Myotis
Name with authority
Myotis bechsteinii (Kuhl, 1817)
Described
1817

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q756687 · GBIF 2432427