Water Bat
Zoete Waters, Belgium (May, 2016)
An uncommon spotting. This bat was roosting in a tree at our height level. We presume is the water bat since we foun it in a path next to the lakes and it looks like the bat as described in this web site. It was about 15 cm long. Ver fluffy brown, no long snout and small rounded ears.
https://www.natuurpunt.be/pagina/watervleermuis
Daubenton's bat is a Eurasian bat with rather short ears. It ranges from Britain to Japan and is considered to be increasing its numbers in many areas.
The name commemorates the French naturalist Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton.