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- Kingdom - Animals - Animalia
  - Phylum - Vertebrates - Craniata
    - Class - Mammals - Mammalia
      - Order - Bats - Chiroptera
        
        Family - Bats - Vespertilionidae
        
        Species - Long-legged Myotis - Myotis volans

Long-legged Myotis - Myotis volans

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S4

Agency Status
USFWS: none
USFS: none
BLM: SENSITIVE
CFWCS Tier: 2

General Description

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General Distribution

Montana Range

Western Hemisphere Range

Summary of Observations Submitted for Montana

Number of Observations: 224

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Relative Density

Recency

(Records associated with a range of dates are excluded from time charts)

Migration

Although the species may be migratory, one hibernaculum has been located in eastern Montana.

Habitat

No available information

Food Habits

Stomach contents analysis of 8 specimens from Carter County yielded the following : Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymeoptera, Diptera,Scarabaeidae,and Tricoptera.

Ecology

MYOTIS VOLANS is most often found in small colonies. Occaisionally it is found in larger colonies with MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS.

Reproductive Characteristics

No available information

Citations & Sources

Foresman, K.R. 2001. The wild mammals of Montana. Special Publication No. 12. American Society of Mammalogists

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Citation for data on this website:
Long-legged Myotis — Myotis volans. Montana Field Guide. Retrieved on February 9, 2010, from http://FieldGuide.mt.gov/detail_AMACC01110.aspx