Order Chiroptera Genus Myotis Higher classification Mouse-eared bat | Phylum Chordata Family Vespertilionidae Scientific name Myotis brandti Rank Species | |
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Similar Whiskered bat, Mouse‑eared bat, Natterer's bat, Daubenton's bat, Nathusius's pipistrelle | ||
Brandt s bat myotis brandtii
Brandt's bat (Myotis brandtii) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found throughout most of Europe and parts of Asia. It is known for its extreme longevity quotient, approximately twice that of humans.
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It is named for the German zoologist Johann Friedrich von Brandt.
Echolocation
The frequencies used by this bat species for echolocation lie between 32 and 103 kHz, have maximum energy density at 51 kHz and have an average duration of 4.2 ms.
References
Brandt's bat Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA