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gray bat

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Taxon taxon Q1834518
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gray bat

Summary

gray bat is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #1,592 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • gray bat's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • gray bat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • gray bat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • gray bat belongs to the parent taxon Myotis[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, gray bat is Myotis grisescens[7].
  • gray bat's Commons category is recorded as Myotis grisescens[8].
  • gray bat's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. grisescens'}[9].
  • gray bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gray myotis'}[10].
  • gray bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gray Myotis'}[11].
  • gray bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Grey Bat'}[12].
  • gray bat is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Graues Mausohr'}[13].
  • gray bat's wingspan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.281'}[14].
  • gray bat's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+2.9'}[15].
  • gray bat's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+10.7'}[16].
  • gray bat's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[17].
  • gray bat's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[18].
  • gray bat's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, gray bat is Myotis grisescens[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Myotis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gray myotis'}[10], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Grey Bat'}[12], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Graues Mausohr'}[13].

Identifiers

gray bat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40352[20]. gray bat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 384635[21]. gray bat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 327255[22]. gray bat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2432432[23]. gray bat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179997[24].

Why It Matters

gray bat ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #1,592 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Allometry of Bat Wings and Legs and Comparison with Bird Wings. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Myotis grisescens. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Myotis grisescens. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Myotis grisescens. wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . Evolution and spectral tuning of visual pigments in birds and mammals. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.281'}
    Litter size → {'amount': '+1'}
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+2.9'}, {'unit': 'Q41803', 'amount': '+10.7'}
    Iucn conservation status → Vulnerable
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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