Bats

In 2010, as part of the initiative to review the State of Knowledge on Ireland’s Biological Diversity the National Biodiversity Data Centre produced an inventory of sources of biodiversity data. The inventory was developed by inviting recognised national experts to identify the state of knowledge.

The Biodiversity Inventory is laid complete in sections following taxonomic grouping with an overview. Each section follows the same format; Irish checklist, number of species, primary sources of distribution data, National conservation assessment, and monitoring or repeat surveys in place. This layout allows the reader to compare the state of knowledge of different groups.

Whiskered bat

Irish checklist

No up to date checklist, but a recent list of known Irish bats in: Marnell, F., Kingston, N. & Looney, D., 2009. Ireland Red List No. 3: Terrestrial Mammals, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland.

Number of bat species

Primary sources of distribution data

Bat Conservation Ireland – National Bat Database of Ireland*
NPWS – National Lesser Horseshoe Bat Database*
A copy of the National Bat Database is held by the National Biodiversity Data Centre and made accessible through Biodiversity Maps.

National conservation assessment

Article 17 reporting – 9 species listed in EU Habitats Directive: NPWS, 2013.The Status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland. Volume 3, Version 1.0. Unpublished Report, National Parks and Wildlife Serivce. Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Dublin. Ireland.
Article 17 reporting – 9 species listed in EU Habitats Directive: NPWS, 2008. The status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland. NPWS, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin.

Marnell, F., Kingston, N. & Looney, D., 2009. Ireland Red List No. 3: Terrestrial Mammals, National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland.

Monitoring or repeat surveys in placeNational Lesser Horseshoe Bat Monitoring Programme (National Parks and Wildlife Service) All-Ireland Car-based Monitoring Programme (BCIreland) All-Ireland Daubenton’s Bat Waterways Survey (BCIreland) Brown Long-eared Bat Roost Monitoring (currently ROI only, BCIreland

National Lesser Horseshoe Bat Monitoring Programme (National Parks and Wildlife Service)
All-Ireland Car-based Monitoring Programme (BCIreland)
All-Ireland Daubenton’s Bat Waterways Survey (BCIreland)
Brown Long-eared Bat Roost Monitoring (currently ROI only, BCIreland