Southwestern myotis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Southwestern myotis Myotis auriculus Least concern

Where the southwestern myotis lives – recorded in 1 country, 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 119 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bats on the world map

Southwestern myotis: Myotis auriculus — Photo: United States National Park Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Where does the southwestern myotis live?

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

Mexico

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 southwestern myotis endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the southwestern myotis?

The southwestern myotis (Myotis auriculus) is a mammal in the order Chiroptera and the family Vespertilionidae, genus Myotis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the southwestern myotis

The southwestern myotis (Myotis auriculus) is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States (Arizona and New Mexico).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Southwestern myotis (revision 1315355210), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1832457 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).