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Myotis in life
In life — Mouse-eared Bats, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Ján Svetlík, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
BPBM 520Vertebrate Zoology

Myotis

Mouse-eared Bats

As recorded: Myotis Kaup, 1829

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Vespertilionidae

Collected by
L & S Quate
Record type
Preserved specimen
17 Bishop specimens of MyotisSpecies page ›

Myotis observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7,343 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

Myotis observed 2026-10-27

2026-10-27

4331 TH Middelburg, Nederland

(c) levi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Myotis observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Manitoulin, CA-ON, CA

(c) Kate Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Myotis observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Lower Silesian, PL

(c) Anna Rutana, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Myotis observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Sierra de Andújar

(c) Kathryn Davies-Boothby, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Myotis observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Juárez Celman, Córdoba, Argentina

(c) Fede Piasco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Myotis observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

Clark County, US-NV, US

(c) sydney_tuiofea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Myotis. BPBM 520. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090219963. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bm-ng/520.

Record sources