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Scientific Name
Plecotus townsendii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Plecotus townsendii Cooper, 1837
Park
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Corynorhinus townsendii
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderChiroptera
SuborderYangochiroptera
SuperfamilyVespertilionoidea
FamilyVespertilionidae
SubfamilyVespertilioninae
TribePlecotini
GenusCorynorhinus
SpeciesPlecotus townsendii
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: SEKI Wildlife Observations Database (SEKIWildlifeObs.mdb); Pierson, E.D. and W.E. Rainey, 2003. Inventory of Bat Species in Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks 2002 Surveys. Draft report prepared for the Sierra Nevada Inventory and Monitoring Program. 36 pp.; Pierson, E.D. and W.E. Rainey, 2004. Inventory of .
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Jamison, E.W. and H.J. Peeters, 2004. Mammals of California, University of California Press, Berkeley,California. 432 pp.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Harold Werner, professional judgement
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    It is a sensitive species. It occurs in caves, and reacts poorly to human disturbance.
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
    Data Source: Harold Werner, personal judgement
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
23
References
2
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Harold Werner
Created Date
9/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Rose Cook
Last Modified Date
7/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: SEKIWildlifeObs.mdb; Automated National Catalog System (ANCS); Pierson, E.D. and W.E. Rainey, 2003. Inventory of Bat Species in Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks 2002 Surveys. Draft report prepared for the Sierra Nevada Inventory and Monitoring Program. 36 pp.; Pierson, E.D. and W.E. Rainey, 2004. Inventory of
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