Bats of United States and Canada

Bats of United States and Canada


4 families (click on family name for more information)
47 species (click on species name for more information about the species)

Molossidae  (free tailed bats)
Mexican free-tailed Bat

Eumops
Florida Boneted Bat - Eumops floridanus
Greater Bonneted Bat - Eumops perotis
Underwood's Boneted Bat - Eumops underwoodi
Molossus
Pallas' Mastiff Bat - Molossus molossus
Nyctinomops 
Big Free-Tailed Bat - Nyctinomops macrotis
Pocketed Free-Tailed Bat - Nyctinomops femorosaccus
Tadarida
Mexican free-tailed Bat - Tadarida brasiliensis

Mormoopidae  (ghost-faced bats, moustached bats, naked-backed bats)

Mormoops
Peter's Ghost-Faced Bat - Mormoops megalophylla

Phyllostomidae  (leaf nosed bats)

Artibeus
Jamaican Fruit-Eating Bat - Artibeus jamaicensi
Choeronycteris (nectar/pollen feeder)
Mexican Long-Tongued Bat - Choeronycteris mexicana
Leptonycteris (nectar/pollen feeder)
Lesser Long-Nosed Bat - Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
Mexican Long-Nosed Bat - Leptonycteris nivalis
Macrotus
California Leaf-Nosed Bat - Macrotus californicus

Vespertilionidae  (evening bats, vesper bats)
Townsend's Big-Eared Bat


Antrozous
Pallid Bat - Antrozous pallidus
Corynorhinus
Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat - Corynorhinus rafinesquii
Townsend's Big-Eared Bat - Corynorhinus townsendii
Eptesicus
Big Brown Bat - Eptesicus fuscus
Euderma
Spotted Bat - Euderma maculatum
Idionycteris
Allen's Big-Eared Bat - Idionycteris phyllotis
Lasionycteris
Silver-Haired Bat - Lasionycteris noctivagans
Lasiurus
Hoary Bat - Lasiurus cinereus
Red Bat, Eastern - Lasiurus borealis
Red Bat, Western - Lasiurus blossevillii
Seminole Bat - Lasiurus seminolus
Yellow Bat, Northern - Lasiurus intermedius
Yellow Bat, Southern - Lasiurus ega
Fringed Bat

Yellow Bat, Western - Lasiurus xanthinus
Myotis
Arizona Bat - Myotis occultus
California Bat - Myotis californicus
Cave Bat - Myotis velifer
Dark-Nosed Small-Footed Bat - Myotis melanorhinus
Eastern Small-Footed Bat - Myotis leibii
Fringed Bat - Myotis thysanodes
Gray Bat - Myotis grisescens
Keen's Bat - Myotis keenii
Indiana Bat - Myotis sodalis
Little Brown Bat - Myotis lucifugus
Long-Eared Bat - Myotis evotis
Long-Legged Bat - Myotis volans
Northern Long-Eared Bat - Myotis septentrionalis 
Southeastern Bat - Myotis austroriparius
Southwestern Bat - Myotis auriculus
Western Small-Footed Bat - Myotis ciliolabrum
Yuma Bat - Myotis yumanensis
Nycticeius
Evening Bat - Nycticeius humeralis
Parastrellus
Canyon Bat - Parastrellus hesperus
Perimyotis
Tri-Colored Bat - Perimyotis subflavus

Source: Bats of United States and Canada

United States Bat Diversity


All bats of the United States and Canada are microbats


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