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

Long-legged myotis Myotis volans Least concern

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

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 263 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Long-legged myotis: Myotis volans — Photo: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Where does the long-legged myotis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the long-legged myotis in 3 countries and territories across North 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 long-legged myotis endangered?

The long-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 long-legged myotis?

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

About the long-legged myotis

The long-legged myotis (Myotis volans) is a species of vesper bat that can be found in western Canada, Mexico, and the western United States.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Long-legged myotis (revision 1314763869), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2753100 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).