---
title: "Sibirische Wasserfledermaus"
description: "Myotis petax — Säugetiere. The eastern water bat or Sakhalin bat (Myotis petax) is a species of mouse-eared bat."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/eastern-water-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sibirische Wasserfledermaus

> Myotis petax — Säugetiere. The eastern water bat or Sakhalin bat (Myotis petax) is a species of mouse-eared bat.

- Scientific name: *Myotis petax*
- Category: `mammals` (Säugetiere)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (See & Fluss)
- iNaturalist observations: 104
- iNaturalist taxon: [416518](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/416518)

## Names

- en: Eastern water bat
- de: Sibirische Wasserfledermaus

## Countries with the most observations

RU (79)

## Summary

The eastern water bat or Sakhalin bat (Myotis petax) is a species of mouse-eared bat. It was for a long time considered to be a subspecies of Myotis daubentonii.

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

## Photo

![Sibirische Wasserfledermaus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-water-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Алёна Карцева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180596779

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-water-bat?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).