Indiana bat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Indiana bat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Myotis sodalis
Group	Bats
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Chiroptera
Family	Vespertilionidae

Where does the Indiana bat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Indiana bat in 1 country or territory across North America.

United States

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 Indiana bat endangered?

The Indiana bat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Indiana bat?

The Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Myotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Indiana bat

The Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) is a medium-sized mouse-eared bat native to North America. It lives primarily in Southern and Midwestern U.S. states and is listed as an endangered species. The Indiana bat is grey, black, or chestnut in color and is 1.2–2.0 in long and weighs 4.5–9.5 g (0.16–0.34 oz). It is similar in appearance to the more common little brown bat, but is distinguished by its feet size, toe hair length, pink lips, and a keel on the calcar.

Indiana bats live in hardwood and hardwood-pine forests. It is common in old-growth forest and in agricultural land, mainly in forest, crop fields, and grasslands. As an insectivore, the bat eats both terrestrial and aquatic flying insects, such as moths, beetles, mosquitoes, and midges.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Indiana bat (revision 1378531363), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q281343 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).