Myotis myotis

Family: VespertilionidaeGenus: Myotisnative in Germany

native in Germany

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Interactions

documented

About this species

Myotis myotis is a bat belonging to the family Vespertilionidae. The species is recorded as present in Great Britain according to the UK Species Inventory. An adult has an average body mass of 27 grams and a body length of 7.6 centimetres; individuals can reach a maximum lifespan of 22 years. The diet is comprised entirely of invertebrates. Females produce one litter each year following a gestation of approximately 69 days.

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Yearly cycle

Only limited life-history data are available; a single litter is produced each year after a gestation of around 69 days, but the timing of breeding is not recorded.

Safety note (optional)

No specific safety information is recorded in the available evidence.

Merkmale

Körper

Body length

7.6 cm

Weight

27.07 g

Max. Lebensalter

22 Jahre

Fortpflanzung

Wurfgröße / Gelege

1.25, 1× pro Jahr

Tragezeit

69 Tage

Geschlechtsreife

~1.2 Jahre

Ernährung & Verhalten

100% Wirbellose

Scientific profile

Myotis myotis is a vespertilionid bat recorded in Great Britain. Adult body mass averages 27 grams with a body length of 7.6 centimetres. The species can live up to 22 years. The entire diet consists of invertebrates. Reproduction yields a single litter per year, born after a gestation period of 69 days. The species is listed on Annexes II and IV of the EU Habitats Directive (code 1324).

Food sources

1 documented food sources

Fagus sylvatica subsp. sylvatica

Proven food

50 documented prey and food sources (GloBI)

TettigoniidaeCarabidaeArthropodaArachnidaTrichopteraCulicidaeLepidopteraTipulidaeChironomidaeColeopteraHymenopteraHemipteraAraneaeDipteraCalathusCochlodryasCychrusCychrus caraboidesCarabus violaceusGryllotalpaPterophoridaePterostichusPterostichus burmeisteriCarabus arcensisGryllotalpa gryllotalpaMelolonthaOpilionesIsopodaSilphidaeStaphylinidaeNicrophorusFormicidaeScarabaeidaeLithobius forficatusNoctuidaeAphodiusTenebrionidaeChilopodaSpinturnix myotiCurculionidaeCicadellidaeAcrididaeGryllidaeCerambycidaeAbaxChrysomelidaeDiplopodaCarabus auronitensCarabus granulatusPyrrhalta vibumi

Source: Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) — Poelen et al. (2014), CC BY

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

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