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Thick-eared bat

Eptesicus pachyotis (Dobson, 1871)

LCLeast Concernbats

The thick-eared bat (Eptesicus pachyotis) is a species in the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera. Recorded adults weigh 8.1 g to 8.28 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the thick-eared bat

Weight
8.1 g – 8.28 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
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

Where does the thick-eared bat live?

Not recorded

What is the thick-eared bat?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The thick-eared bat (Eptesicus pachyotis) is a species of vesper bat native to China, India, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Thailand. Very little is known about the status and ecology of this bat, except that it may prefer to inhabit tropical moist deciduous forests.

From the Wikipedia article “Thick-eared bat” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thick-eared_bat&oldid=1315314159), 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 thick-eared bat endangered?

The thick-eared bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the thick-eared bat classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderChiroptera
  5. familyVespertilionidae
  6. genusEptesicus
  7. SpeciesEptesicus pachyotis (Dobson, 1871)

Synonyms Cnephaeus pachyotis, Vesperugo pachyotis

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Thick-eared serotineEnglish

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the thick-eared bat

Other species in the same genus Eptesicus.

LC, Least Concern
Serotine bat (Eptesicus serotinus)

Serotine bat

Eptesicus serotinus

Vespertilionidae

LC, Least Concern
Northern bat (Eptesicus nilssonii)

Northern bat

Eptesicus nilssonii

Vespertilionidae

CompareThick-eared bat vs Serotine batThick-eared bat vs Northern batThick-eared bat vs Big brown batThick-eared bat vs Botta's serotine

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the thick-eared bat?

An adult thick-eared bat weighs 8.1 g – 8.28 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the thick-eared bat endangered?

The thick-eared bat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the thick-eared bat?

The thick-eared bat (Eptesicus pachyotis) belongs to the family Vespertilionidae in the order Chiroptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Thick-eared bat (Eptesicus pachyotis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/thick-eared-bat

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{thick_eared_bat_2026,
  title = {Thick-eared bat (Eptesicus pachyotis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/thick-eared-bat},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}