Pond Bat
VU — Vulnerable

Pond Bat

Myotis dasycneme

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pond_bat

01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Chiroptera

Family

Vespertilionidae

Genus

Myotis

Pond Bat belongs to the family Vespertilionidae, order Chiroptera, within the Mammalia class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

FRESHWATERMajorTERRESTRIALMajor
07 — National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (VU).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
EUNTNear ThreatenedVUVulnerableLower local risk
EUNTNear ThreatenedVUVulnerableLower local risk

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

Community

Community Sightings

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Pond Bat (Myotis dasycneme). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/pond-bat

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