Brandt's bat
Myotis brandtii (Eversmann, 1845)
The brandt's bat (Myotis brandtii) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 5.3 g to 7 g and live up to 41 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the brandt's bat
- Weight
- 5.3 g – 7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 21 cm – 24 cmsrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- 41 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the brandt's bat?
Where does the brandt's bat live?
Not recorded
What is the brandt's bat?
Brandt's bat or Brandt's myotis (Myotis brandtii) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is native to most of Europe and parts of western Asia.
From the Wikipedia article “Brandt's bat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brandt%27s_bat&oldid=1374332740), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the brandt's bat endangered?
The brandt's bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the brandt's bat classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderChiroptera
- familyVespertilionidae
- genusMyotis
- SpeciesMyotis brandtii (Eversmann, 1845)
Synonyms Complexe mystacinus brandti, Fespertilio brandtii, Myotis aureus, Myotis brandti, Myotis brandtii brandtii, Myotis brantii, Myotis coluotus, Myotis mystacinus brandti, Vespertilio brandtii
Other names and names in other languages (1)
- Brandt's myotisEnglish
Relatives of the brandt's bat
Other species in the same genus Myotis.
Natterer's bat
Myotis nattereri
Whiskered bat
Myotis mystacinus
Daubenton's bat
Myotis daubentonii
Greater mouse-eared bat
Myotis myotis
Geoffroy's bat
Myotis emarginatus
Bechstein's bat
Myotis bechsteinii
CompareBrandt's bat vs Natterer's batBrandt's bat vs Whiskered batBrandt's bat vs Daubenton's batBrandt's bat vs Greater mouse-eared bat
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brandt's bat?
An adult brandt's bat weighs 5.3 g – 7 g and has a wingspan of 21 cm – 24 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the brandt's bat endangered?
The brandt's bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the brandt's bat live?
The brandt's bat has a recorded lifespan of 41 years.
What kind of animal is the brandt's bat?
The brandt's bat (Myotis brandtii) belongs to the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
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