Myotis nattereri (Kuhl 1817)

[Vespertilio] nattereri Kuhl 1817, Die Deutschen Fledermause. Hanau: 14.

Type Locality: Germany, Hessen, Hanau.

Vernacular Names: Natterer's Myotis.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Myotis nattereri subsp. nattereri Kuhl 1817

Subspecies Myotis nattereri subsp. tschuliensis Kuzyakin 1935

Distribution: Ireland, Great Britain, Europe (except N Scandinavia), Morocco, N Algeria, Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Bulgaria, Crimea and Caucasus to Turkmenistan.

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Does not include araxenus or bombinus; see Horácek and Hanák (1984) and Kawai et al. (2003). Reviewed in part by Harrison and Bates (1991) and Horácek et al. (2000). For discussion of correct spelling see Bogdanowicz and Kock (1998).