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Yuma Myotis
Vespertilionidae

Yuma Myotis

Myotis yumanensis (H.Allen, 1864)

Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) is a small bat native to much of western North America, with six recognized subspecies.

California Myotis
Vespertilionidae

California Myotis

Myotis californicus (Audubon & Bachman, 1842)

Myotis californicus, the California myotis, is a small bat species found across a range of California habitats.

Long-legged Myotis
Vespertilionidae

Long-legged Myotis

Myotis volans (H.Allen, 1866)

Myotis volans, the long-legged myotis, is a North American vesper bat noted for fur on its wing undersides.

Little Brown Bat
Vespertilionidae

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus (Le Conte, 1831)

Myotis lucifugus (little brown bat) is a small North American bat with detailed documented physical, habitat, and life history traits.

Fringed Myotis
Vespertilionidae

Fringed Myotis

Myotis thysanodes Miller, 1897

Myotis thysanodes, the fringed myotis, is a North American bat species named for the distinctive hair fringe on its hind leg membrane.

Cave Myotis
Vespertilionidae

Cave Myotis

Myotis velifer (J.A.Allen, 1890)

Myotis velifer is a larger Myotis bat that lives in caves and other structures, with largest populations in southwest Kansas and Mexico.

Eastern Small-footed Myotis
Vespertilionidae

Eastern Small-footed Myotis

Myotis leibii (Audubon & Bachman, 1842)

Myotis leibii, the eastern small-footed bat, is a small North American Myotis bat with distinct physical traits and specific habitat and reproduction patterns.

Gray Bat
Vespertilionidae

Gray Bat

Myotis grisescens A.H.Howell, 1909

Myotis grisescens (gray bat) is a highly cave-dependent bat species native to the southeastern United States.

Long-eared Myotis
Vespertilionidae

Long-eared Myotis

Myotis evotis (H.Allen, 1864)

Myotis evotis (long-eared myotis) is a North American bat with distinct coloration and specific roosting habitat preferences.

Western Small-footed Myotis
Vespertilionidae

Western Small-footed Myotis

Myotis ciliolabrum (Merriam, 1886)

Myotis ciliolabrum, the western small-footed bat, is a small North American bat with distinctive small size and black facial markings.

Northern Myotis
Vespertilionidae

Northern Myotis

Myotis septentrionalis (Trouessart, 1897)

Myotis septentrionalis, the northern long-eared bat, is a small forest bat found across North America.

pond bat
Vespertilionidae

pond bat

Myotis dasycneme (Boie, 1825)

Myotis dasycneme, the pond bat, is a medium-sized Myotis bat with distinct physical traits and specific roosting and reproductive habits.

Bechstein's bat
Vespertilionidae

Bechstein's bat

Myotis bechsteinii (Kuhl, 1817)

Myotis bechsteinii, Bechstein's bat, is a medium-sized forest-specialist bat found across Europe and western Asia.

Southern Myotis
Vespertilionidae

Southern Myotis

Myotis macropus (Gould, 1854)

Myotis macropus is a large-footed Australian vesper fishing bat found primarily along Australia's east coast.

Daubenton's bat
Vespertilionidae

Daubenton's bat

Myotis daubentonii (Kuhl, 1817)

Myotis daubentonii, Daubenton's bat, is a small-to-medium bat with a range from Europe to Japan and Korea, roosting near water.

Mouse-eared Bat
Vespertilionidae

Mouse-eared Bat

Myotis myotis (Borkhausen, 1797)

Myotis myotis, the greater mouse-eared bat, is a large long-lived bat found across most of Europe and parts of the Middle East.

Lesser mouse-eared bat
Vespertilionidae

Lesser mouse-eared bat

Myotis blythii (Tomes, 1857)

Myotis blythii, the lesser mouse-eared bat, is a large Myotis bat that closely resembles the greater mouse-eared bat and lives across Eurasia and South Asia.

Natterer's Bat
Vespertilionidae

Natterer's Bat

Myotis nattereri (Kuhl, 1817)

Myotis nattereri, or Natterer's bat, is a medium-sized western Palaearctic bat with distinct identifying physical features.

Whiskered Bat
Vespertilionidae

Whiskered Bat

Myotis mystacinus (Kuhl, 1817)

Myotis mystacinus, the whiskered bat, is a small insectivorous bat primarily found across Europe and northern Africa.

Mexican Greater Funnel-eared Bat
Natalidae

Mexican Greater Funnel-eared Bat

Natalus mexicanus Miller, 1902

Natalus mexicanus is a small bat found across Central America and Mexico, currently listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.

Velvety Free-tailed Bat
Molossidae

Velvety Free-tailed Bat

Molossus molossus (Pallas, 1766)

Molossus molossus, the velvety free-tailed bat, is a medium-sized bat distributed across the Americas, with a rare documented centipede predation event.

European Free-tailed Bat
Molossidae

European Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida teniotis (Rafinesque, 1814)

The European free-tailed bat, Tadarida teniotis, has distinct physical traits including wrinkled lips and specific coloration.

Mexican Free-tailed Bat
Molossidae

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis (I.Geoffroy, 1824)

Tadarida brasiliensis, the Mexican free-tailed bat, is a widespread insectivorous bat species native to the Americas.

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat
Molossidae

Broad-eared Free-tailed Bat

Nyctinomops laticaudatus (E.Geoffroy, 1805)

Nyctinomops laticaudatus, the broad-eared bat, is a small bat found from Mexico to Brazil with five recognized subspecies.

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