Myotis lucifugus (bat)

Mass: 7.4 g based on Layne 1958, Burles et al. 2008, Veilleux et al. 2008, Feuer 1958, Geluso 1978, Feldhamer et al. 2009, Gould 1955, Stephan et al. 1981, and Vaughan 1966

Diet: insectivore based on Gould 1955, Freeman 1981, Dumont 1997, and Adams et al. 2003

Abundance: 0.04 to 93.28% (median 11.49%)

Latitudinal range: 33.9° to 50.2°

Habitats: (3), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (15), temperate coniferous forest (3), temperate savanna (1), temperate wetland (1)

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Found in 23 samples

Canada: Nelson, Delta Marsh

United States: Ledges State Park, Lower Honey Creek, McHose Park, Acadia National Park, Nogal Canyon, Fort Leavenworth, Canoe Creek State Park, Blue Mountain (East Tunnel), Indigo Tunnel, Wise County, Pisgah State Park, Nolands Fork River, Morgan-Monroe and Yellowwood State Forests, White Mountain National Forest, West of Boulder, Prairie Creek (1997), Prairie Creek (1998), Badlands National Park, Bat Cave (Late Pleistocene), Hosterman's Pit (Holocene), New Paris Sinkhole No. 4 (Late Pleistocene)

Size measurements:
body mass5.7 gN = 10Layne 1958
♀ body mass6.2 gN = 14Burles et al. 2008
♀ body mass6.7 gN = 10Layne 1958
♀ body mass8.5 gN = 39Veilleux et al. 2008
♀ body mass8.5 gN = 6Veilleux et al. 2008
♀ body mass8.3 gN = 2Veilleux et al. 2008
♂ body mass5.6 gN = 17Burles et al. 2008
♂ body mass7.08 gN = 8Feuer 1958
♂ body mass7.4 gN = 10Geluso 1978
♂ body mass6.0 gN = 5Layne 1958
♂ body mass7.9 gN = 45Veilleux et al. 2008
body mass7.92 gN = 13Feldhamer et al. 2009
body mass7.5 gN = 4Gould 1955
body mass8.0 gN = 12Stephan et al. 1981
body mass8.1 gN = 5Vaughan 1966
♀ ear length13.2 mmN = 5Layne 1958
♂ ear length11 mmN = 8Feuer 1958
♂ ear length14.0 mmN = 16Layne 1958
♀ forearm length37.2 mmN = 6Layne 1958
♂ forearm length37 mmN = 8Feuer 1958
♂ forearm length36.3 mmN = 16Layne 1958
♀ hind foot length8.2 mmN = 6Layne 1958
♂ hind foot length11 mmN = 8Feuer 1958
♂ hind foot length8.6 mmN = 16Layne 1958
♀ tail length35.3 mmN = 6Layne 1958
♂ tail length34 mmN = 8Feuer 1958
♂ tail length37.5 mmN = 16Layne 1958
♀ total body length85.8 mmN = 6Layne 1958
♂ total body length85 mmN = 8Feuer 1958
♂ total body length89.1 mmN = 16Layne 1958

See also Myotis, Myotis adversus, Myotis albescens, Myotis alcathoe, Myotis ater, Myotis auriculus, Myotis austroriparius, Myotis bechsteinii, Myotis blythii, Myotis bocagii, Myotis brandtii, Myotis californicus, Myotis capaccinii, Myotis chinensis, Myotis ciliolabrum, Myotis dasycneme, Myotis daubentonii, Myotis davidii, Myotis elegans, Myotis emarginatus, Myotis evotis, Myotis fortidens, Myotis goudotii, Myotis gr. myotis/blythi, Myotis grisescens, Myotis hasseltii, Myotis horsfieldii, Myotis ikonnikovi, Myotis keaysi, Myotis keenii, Myotis leibii, Myotis levis, Myotis macrodactylus, Myotis macrotarsus, Myotis muricola, Myotis myotis, Myotis mystacinus, Myotis nattereri, Myotis nigricans, Myotis pilosatibialis, Myotis pilosus, Myotis podlesicensis, Myotis reductus, Myotis ridleyi, Myotis riparius, Myotis ruber, Myotis rufopictus, Myotis sanctialbani, Myotis septentrionalis, Myotis siligorensis, Myotis simus, Myotis sodalis, Myotis sp., Myotis sp. 1, Myotis sp. 2, Myotis sp. A, Myotis sp. B, Myotis sp. I, Myotis sp. II, Myotis spp., Myotis thysanodes, Myotis tricolor, Myotis velifer, Myotis volans, Myotis welwitschii, Myotis yumanensis