Vespertilionoidea

• Miniopteridae
• Molossidae
• Natalidae
• Vespertilionidae
• Cistugidae
• Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus

  

  A small bat found across Europe and parts of Asia, hunting insects above towns and in natural habitats.

• Western Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus

  The European barbastelle is a bat whose broad ears meet above its forehead. The tips of its black fur are pale, and it uses different roosts in summer and winter.

• Common Noctule Nyctalus noctula

  A large bat with reddish-brown fur and rounded ears. In Britain, it roosts in tree holes and emerges early in the evening to catch insects.

• Eurasian Particolored Bat Vespertilio murinus

  A bat ranging from Europe through Siberia to the Pacific coast, known for its frosted, two-coloured fur.

• Kuhl's pipistrelle Pipistrellus kuhlii

  Kuhl's pipistrelle is a small bat found from the Mediterranean region through West Asia to South Asia. It also lives around farmland and towns, catching small insects in flight.

• Leisler’s Bat Nyctalus leisleri

  In Ireland, Leisler’s bats can be seen after sunset, flying over parks and fields as they hunt insects.

• Greater Mouse-eared Bat Myotis (Myotis) myotis

  The greater mouse-eared bat is a large bat found in western, central and southern Europe and Asia Minor.

• Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii

  Nathusius's pipistrelle is a migratory bat. In the UK it catches flying insects near lakes and rivers.

• Grey Long-eared Bat Plecotus austriacus

  The grey long-eared bat has very long ears and catches moths and other prey in flight over open grassland.

• Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus

  The soprano pipistrelle is a small brown bat. After sunset it catches insects while flying near water and woodland.

• Geoffroy's Myotis Myotis (Chrysopteron) emarginatus

  A medium-sized bat with rusty to reddish-brown fur on its back, paler fur underneath, and a distinctive notch in the ears.

• Savi's Pipistrelle Hypsugo savii

  Savi's pipistrelle is a bat whose long back fur is dark brown at the base and golden at the tips, with a pale underside. In the Mediterranean region, it catches insects while flying.