genus
Mouse-eared Bats
Myotis
Field notes
The mouse-eared bats or myotises are a diverse and widespread genus (Myotis) of bats within the family Vespertilionidae. The noun "myotis" itself is a Neo-Latin construction, from the Greek "muós (meaning "mouse") and "oûs" (meaning ear), literally translating to "mouse-eared".
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native mouse-eared bats All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Little Brown Bat
Myotis lucifugus
3,286 observations
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California Myotis
Myotis californicus
771 observations
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Southeastern Myotis
Myotis austroriparius
731 observations
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Yuma Myotis
Myotis yumanensis
511 observations
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Cave Myotis
Myotis velifer
450 observations
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Long-eared Myotis
Myotis evotis
433 observations
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Western Small-footed Myotis
Myotis ciliolabrum
385 observations
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Eastern Small-footed Myotis
Myotis leibii
314 observations
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Northern Myotis
Myotis septentrionalis
214 observations
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Long-legged Myotis
Myotis volans
173 observations
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Fringed Myotis
Myotis thysanodes
166 observations
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Gray Bat
Myotis grisescens
163 observations
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Indiana Bat
Myotis sodalis
93 observations
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Southwestern Myotis
Myotis auriculus
44 observations
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Arizona Myotis
Myotis occultus
37 observations