page_title: List of mammals of the Netherlands
section_title: Order: Chiroptera (bats)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of the Netherlands / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Chiroptera (bats)
caption_attribution_description: Nyctalus leisleri
context_page_description: This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 77 mammal species occurring in the Netherlands. Two are endangered, two are vulnerable, and seven are near threatened.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
context_section_description: The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
  Family: Vespertilionidae
  Subfamily: Myotinae
  Genus: Myotis
  Bechstein's bat, M. bechsteini NT
  Pond bat, M. dasycneme NT
  Greater mouse-eared bat, M. myotis LC
  Brandt's bat, M. brandtii LC
  Daubenton's bat, M. daubentonii LC
  Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus LC
  Whiskered bat, M. mystacinus LC
  Natterer's bat, M. nattereri LC
  Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  Genus: Barbastella
  Barbastelle, B. barbastellus NT
  Genus: Eptesicus
  Northern bat, E. nilssonii LC
  Serotine bat, E. serotinus LC
  Genus: Nyctalus
  Common noctule, N. noctula LC
  Lesser noctule, N. leisleri LC
  Genus: Pipistrellus
  Nathusius' pipistrelle, P. nathusii LC
  Common pipistrelle, P. pipistrellus LC
  Soprano pipistrelle, P. pygmaeus LC
  Genus: Plecotus
  Brown long-eared bat, P. auritus LC
  Grey long-eared bat, P. austriacus LC
  Genus: Vespertilio
  Parti-coloured bat, V. murinus LC
  Family: Rhinolophidae
  Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
  Genus: Rhinolophus
  Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum LC
  Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros LC
caption: Lesser noctule
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