Rare bat in the Netherlands

Translated from the Dutch Mammal Society:

A bat species which is rather rare in the Netherlands and relatively large, the greater mouse-eared bat, has been found in Fort Rijnauwen in Bunnik. Mammal Society volunteers and Forestry Commission staff were pleasantly surprised during the annual census of wintering bats in the fort Rijnauwen in Bunnik, the largest fort in the New Dutch Waterline.

During the census, more than 250 wintering bats were found; among them is now a mouse-eared bat as well. This bat is almost four times larger than all other species present and therefore could not possibly be overlooked. It is not clear where this animal came from, but probably this late summer it had flown at least 250 kilometers.

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