The Felten's Myotis is a species of vesper bat

Vesper bat

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 in the Vespertilionidae family.
It is found in Algeria

Algeria

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, Libya

Libya

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, Malta

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, Morocco

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, Tunisia

Tunisia

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 and Italy

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 (Sardinia

Sardinia

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).
Its natural habitat

Habitat

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s are temperate forest

Forest

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s, temperate shrubland

Shrubland

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, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland

Grassland

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, cave

Cave

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s, subterranean habitats (other than caves), arable land

Arable land

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, rural gardens, and irrigated land.

Source

• Aulagnier, S. & Juste, J. 2004. Myotis punicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.