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bat (Myotis brandtii) Being a small bat of only 5 to 7 grams, Brandt‘s bat is highly mobile. When considering the needs of this bat, the importance of links between forests and the surrounding landscape becomes clear. Females of a tree-dwelling nursery colony regularly flew up to 11 km along hedges and ditches to their foraging areas. |
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They hunted to a great extent inside their roost forest, mainly before the young were born. As in the case of Natterer‘s bat, the seasonal use of the forest as a hunting ground is striking. Crevice-like tree holes and cracks in tree trunks are the most important natural roosts. In winter Brandt‘s bats are mainly found in underground shelters. | |