page_title: List of mammals of Austria
section_title: Order: Chiroptera (bats)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Austria / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Chiroptera (bats)
context_page_description: This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 81 mammal species occurring in Austria. One of them is endangered, five are vulnerable, and three 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:
  Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
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
  Greater mouse-eared bat, M. myotis LC
  Lesser mouse-eared bat, M. blythii LC
  Brandt's bat, M. brandti LC
  Daubenton's bat, M. daubentonii LC
  Geoffroy's bat, M. emarginatus
  Whiskered bat, M. mystacinus LC
  Natterer's bat, M. nattereri LC
  Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  Genus: Barbastella
  Barbastelle, B. barbastellus VU
  Genus: Eptesicus
  Northern bat, E. nilssoni LC
  Serotine bat, E. serotinus LC
  Genus: Nyctalus
  Lesser noctule, N. leisleri LC
  Common noctule, N. noctula LC
  Genus: Pipistrellus
  Nathusius' pipistrelle, P. nathusii LC
  Kuhl's pipistrelle, P. kuhlii LC
  Common pipistrelle, P. pipistrellus LC
  Pygmy pipistrelle, P. pygmaeus
  Genus: Hypsugo
  Savi's pipistrelle, H. savii LC
  Genus: Plecotus
  Brown long-eared bat, P. auritus LC
  Grey long-eared bat, P. austriacus LC
  Subfamily: Miniopterinae
  Genus: Miniopterus
  Schreibers' long-fingered bat, M. schreibersii LC
  Family: Molossidae
  Genus: Tadarida
  European free-tailed bat, T. teniotis LC
  Family: Rhinolophidae
  Subfamily: Rhinolophinae
  Genus: Rhinolophus
  Greater horseshoe bat, R. ferrumequinum LC
  Lesser horseshoe bat, R. hipposideros LC
caption: Daubenton's bat
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