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title: "Daubenton's bat"
description: "Myotis daubentonii — Mamíferos. Daubenton's bat or Daubenton's myotis (Myotis daubentonii) is a Eurasian bat with rather short ears."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/daubenton-s-bat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Daubenton's bat

> Myotis daubentonii — Mamíferos. Daubenton's bat or Daubenton's myotis (Myotis daubentonii) is a Eurasian bat with rather short ears.

- Scientific name: *Myotis daubentonii*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 2030
- iNaturalist taxon: [424254](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/424254)

## Names

- en: Daubenton's bat
- de: Wasserfledermaus
- es: Murciélago ratonero ribereño
- fr: Murin de Daubenton

## Countries with the most observations

FR (199), DE (147), ES (96), RU (93), PL (92), GB (87), NL (60), CZ (37), PT (37), IT (36), CH (32), DK (27)

## Summary

Daubenton's bat or Daubenton's myotis (Myotis daubentonii) is a Eurasian bat with rather short ears. It occurs across Eurasia, from Ireland in the west to Hokkaido in the east, and is believed to be increasing its numbers in many areas of its range.
This bat was first described in 1817 by Heinrich Kuhl, who named it in honour of French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daubenton%27s_bat

## Photo

![Daubenton's bat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/daubenton-s-bat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Rebecca Carter-Whitehead · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/301829667

## Machine access

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