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UK
Safari Tip:
Find out which species of bat are living in your area. Tune into their
ultrasonic calls with a bat detector - click
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Latin name: Myotis myotis
Size: Wingspan up to 45cms. Head and body length up to 9cms
Distribution: Extinct in the UK.
Food: Moths, flies, midges and beetles
Habitat: Roosts in caves and tunnels, or trees and buildings in summer.
Special features: The Greater Mouse-Eared Bat is a large bat with pale brown coloured fur on the upper half of its body, and
greyish-white fur underneath.
 It has very distinctive large
ears and a very narrow pointed tragus.
The greater mouse-eared bat was only discovered in the UK in 1958, and by 1990
it was officially declared extinct here. Since then, two Greater Mouse-Eared
Bats have shown up. The first was a female, found in Bognor, in 2001, which died
a few days after discovery. The other was a male, found in December 2002, in a
tunnel near Chichester. As a result of these finds it's hoped there may still be
a small group breeding somewhere in Sussex.
UK Safari Extinct Wildlife Section
What is a bat?
What does a bat sound like?
UK Safari Bat Section
What is a tragus?
Links to Bat Groups in Britain
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