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Scientific Name
Myotis septentrionalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Myotis septentrionalis (Trouessart, 1897)
Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (PIRO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Northern myotis
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderChiroptera
SuborderYangochiroptera
SuperfamilyVespertilionoidea
FamilyVespertilionidae
SubfamilyMyotinae
GenusMyotis
SubgenusMyotis (Pizonyx)
SpeciesMyotis septentrionalis
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Kruger 2003
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Whitaker and Hamilton 1998
Abundance
Unknown
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Lactating females and juveniles captured.; Data Source: Kruger 2003
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
DML
Created Date
3/19/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Leah Kainulainen
Last Modified Date
8/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Prefers caves, mines, hollow trees, buildings, forests. May use separate day and night roosts. Maternity sites are warm places. Lives in small, scattered colonies, often associated with M. lucifugus. Female groups <20 during maternity. Feeds on soft insects over trees, ponds, and streams. Can be present during summer and winter (Kurta 1998)., Park Species Data Source: Kurta, Allen. 1998. Mammals of the Great Lakes Region. The Univ. of Mich. Press. Ann Arbor, MI. p.69. Whitaker, John O., Jr., and William J. Hamilton, Jr. 1998. Mammals of the Eastern United States. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 583 pp. Kruger, Laura. 2003. Bat inventory at selected National Parks within the Great Lakes Network. Dataset.
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