Encyclopedia of British Bats
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| Barbastelle Bat | Barbastella barbastellus |
The Barbastelle bat is a medium sized bat that has long silky fur that is dark brown to black in colour. The Barbastelle also has an almost frosted appearance due to the presence of almost white... more |
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| Serotine Bat | Eptesicus serotinus |
The Serotine bat is one of the largest bats found in the UK. It has long fur that is dark to smoky brown on the back and yellowish brown on the underside. Its triangular shaped ears and nose are... more |
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| Bechstein's Bat | Myotis bechsteini |
A medium sized bat with fairly long fur that is pale to reddish brown on its back and a light grey on its underside. The Bechstein's bat has short broad wings that are brown to grey in colour and... more |
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| Brandt's Bat | Myotis brandti |
The Brandt's bat has a shaggy fur that is a light reddish brown in colour with a visible golden sheen on the upper parts of the body and the under belly is usually a pale grey with yellow tinges.... more |
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| Daubenton's Bat | Myotis daubentoni |
The fur on the upper-parts of the Daubenton bat is grey/dark brown and on the under-parts silvery grey. The face is pinkish-brown and the wing and tail membranes are dark brown. Large furry feet... more |
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| Whiskered Bat | Myotis mystacinus |
The Whiskered bat has shaggy fur that can be a dark brown, greyish brown or light brown on its back and a dark or light grey on its underside. The nose, ears and wing membranes are all a blackish... more |
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| Leisler's Bat | Nyctalus leisleri |
A medium sized bat with short blackish brown fur on its back that turns a reddish colour towards the tips and yellowish brown fur on its underside. The face, ears and wing membranes are all a... more |
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| Noctule Bat | Nyctalus noctula |
One of the largest bats in the UK with short goldish reddish/brown fur on its back that will appear glossy during the summer months. The Noctule's underside is light brown and both its long narrow... more |
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| Nathusius's Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus nathusii |
During the summer the Nathusius bat has a reddish brown fur on its back, however, this back fur will moult to a dark brown colour for the winter period. The back fur can also have grey tips to it... more |
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| Pipistrelle Bat | Pipistrellus pipistrellus |
The Pipistrelle bats are the smallest of the bats found in the UK. Pipistrellus pipistrellus has dark brown to rusty coloured fur on its back and Pipistrellus pygmaeus has olive brown fur on its... more |
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| Brown Long-eared Bat | Plecotus auritus |
The second most common bat in Britain with ears that are three quarters the length of its head and body. While at rest it tends to either curl its ears back or tuck them under its wings, so that... more |
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| Lesser Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus hipposideros |
Fluffy soft fur that is brownish on the back and grey/white on the underside. Called the Lesser Horseshoe bat due to its horseshoe shaped nose leaf, which is the horseshoe shaped piece of skin you... more |
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| Parti-coloured Bat | Vespertilio murinus |