Common Name
Little Brown Myotis
Order
Chiroptera
Family
Vespertilionidae
Species Name
Myotis lucifugus
Status
Lower Risk (lc)
States
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
Distribution
Most of US, except Texas to Nebraska, and extreme southern portions of southern states
Notes
Frequently roosts in man-made structures, hollow trees, caves, and mines. Hibernates in caves. Has a high metabolic rate.
Oregon
Possibly most abundant bat in Oregon