Hairy-legged myotis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hairy-legged myotis lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Myotis keaysi
Group	Bats
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the hairy-legged myotis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hairy-legged myotis in 3 countries and territories across North America and South America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the hairy-legged myotis endangered?

The hairy-legged myotis’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the hairy-legged myotis?

The hairy-legged myotis (Myotis keaysi) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Myotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hairy-legged myotis

The hairy-legged myotis (Myotis keaysi) is a species of mouse-eared bat. It is found from southern Tamaulipas in Mexico, through much of Central America and across northern South America as far east as Trinidad. Further south, it is found along the foothills of the Andes as far south as northern Argentina.

Originally identified in 1914 as a subspecies of red myotis, and later as a subspecies of black myotis, it was raised to full species status in 1973. Two subspecies are currently recognised:

Myotis keaysi keaysi - Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, south-western Colombia

Myotis keaysi pilosatibialis - western Colombia, northern Venezuela, Trinidad, Central America, southern and eastern Mexico

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hairy-legged myotis (revision 1314600781), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q134354 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).