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:

9

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 Unpublished Report, National Parks and Wildlife Serivce.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 place:

• 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)