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Brandt's bat

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

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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Brandt's bat Brandt39s bat Wikipedia

It is named for the German zoologist Johann Friedrich von Brandt.

Echolocation

Brandt's bat Gene clues may explain why Brandt39s bat lives so long New Scientist

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.

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References

Brandt's bat Wikipedia
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