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title: "Lesser mouse-eared bat"
description: "Myotis blythii — Mammals. The lesser mouse-eared bat or lesser mouse-eared myotis (Myotis blythii) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lesser-mouse-eared-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lesser mouse-eared bat

> Myotis blythii — Mammals. The lesser mouse-eared bat or lesser mouse-eared myotis (Myotis blythii) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae.

- Scientific name: *Myotis blythii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 329
- Wikidata: [Q836231](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q836231)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40317](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40317)

## Names

- en: Lesser mouse-eared bat
- de: Kleines Mausohr
- es: Murciélago ratonero mediano
- fr: Petit Murin
- nl: Kleine vale vleermuis
- pl: Nocek wschodni

## Countries with the most observations

RU (60), UA (46), KZ (24), IT (11), IR (10), GR (8), FR (6), ES (4), GE (4), HR (4), PT (4), TR (4)

## Summary

The lesser mouse-eared bat or lesser mouse-eared myotis (Myotis blythii) is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Vespertilionidae. This species has a wide distribution from the Iberian Peninsula to China.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_mouse-eared_bat

## Photo

![Lesser mouse-eared bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-mouse-eared-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Светлана Царахова · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92847511

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-mouse-eared-bat?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).