Vespertilio mystacinus = Myotis mystacinus (whiskered bat) Vespertilio mystacinus
Date between 1700 and 1880
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Iconographia Zoologica
Old Latin name Vespertilio mystacinus
New Latin name Myotis mystacinus
Common name Nederlands: Baardvleermuis
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vespertilio_mystacinus_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ20800131.tif
The whiskered bat (Myotis mystacinus) is a small European bat with long fur. Although uncommon, Myotis mystacinus is often found around human habitation and around water. The frequencies used by whiskered bats for echolocation are 34–102 kHz, have most energy at 53 kHz, and have an average duration of 3.0 ms.
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species: Myotis mystacinus (Kuhl, 1817)
