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The genome sequence of Natterer's Bat, Myotis nattereri (Kuhl, 1817) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae).

Matthieu Ménage·Gwendoline Duménil·Myrtani Pieri·Sonja C Vernes·Emma C Teeling·Meike Mai·Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team·Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations·Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team·Tree of Life Core Informatics collective·Darwin Tree of Life Consortium
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We present a genome assembly from an individual male Myotis nattereri (Natterer's Bat; Chordata; Mammalia; Chiroptera; Vespertilionidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 2 138.58 megabases and 1 932.61 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (98.98%) is scaffolded into 23 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 17.27 kilobases. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 19 245 protein-coding genes. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.

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Matthieu Ménage, Gwendoline Duménil, Myrtani Pieri, Sonja C Vernes, Emma C Teeling, Meike Mai, Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team, Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations, Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team, Tree of Life Core Informatics collective, Darwin Tree of Life Consortium. 2026-07-25. The genome sequence of Natterer's Bat, Myotis nattereri (Kuhl, 1817) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae).. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.27171.1

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