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Scientific name: Myotis mystacinus
Size: Wingspan up to 25cm
Distribution: Found in England and Wales
Months seen: April to October
Food: Moths, flies and midges
Habitat: Frequently roosts in trees and buildings
Echolocation Frequency: 40-50 kHz
Special features: Whiskered Bats are small with shaggy fur which looks as if it has been highlighted. It also has short stubbly hairs around the eyes and nose which give this bat its name. The wings are narrow and pointed.
It is similar in appearance to the Brandt's bat, but the tragus of the Whiskered Bat is narrow and straight, whereas the tragus of the Brandt's Bat curves forwards.
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