Northern long-eared myotis

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Name (Latin)
Northern long-eared myotis
Other forms of name
Long-eared bat, Northern
Long-eared myotis, Northern
Myotis keenii septentrionalis
Myotis septentrionalis
Northern long-eared bat
Northern myotis
See Also From tracing topical name
Myotis
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q139417
Library of congress: sh2004001186
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Caceres, M.C. Status of the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) in Alberta, 1997, via WWW, Apr. 25, 2004:introd. (prior to 1980, the Northern Long-eared Bat was considered to be a subspecies of M. keenii and was occasionally referred to as "Keen's Bat", or the "Eastern Long-eared Bat")
  • North American mammals, via National Museum of Natural History web site, Apr. 28, 2004(Myotis septentrionalis, Northern long-eared myotis. Also known as: Northern long-eared bat)
  • Revised checklist of North American mammals north of Mexico, 2003, via WWW, Apr. 28, 2004(Myotis septentrionalis, Northern Long-eared Myotis)
  • Mammal species of the world, c1993, via WWW, Apr. 28, 2004(Myotis keenii, Keen's Myotis. Includes septentrionalis, possibly a separate species)
  • ITIS, Apr. 28, 2004(Myotis septentrionalis (Trouessart, 1897) -- invalid -- northern long-eared bat, northern myotis. Valid name: Myotis keenii (Merriam, 1895), Keen's myotis)
  • NatureServe explorer, via WWW, Apr. 28, 2004(Myotis septentrionalis, Northern Myotis. Other related names: Myotis keenii septentrionalis. Formerly considered conspecific with Myotis keenii)
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Wikipedia description:

Myotis septentrionalis, known as the northern long-eared bat or northern myotis, is a species of bat native to North America. There are no recognized subspecies. The northern long-eared bat is about 3–3.7 inches in length, with a wingspan of 9–10 inches. It is distinguishable by its long ears when comparing it to other bats in its genus. This species is commonly found in the northern United States and Southern Canada east of British Columbia. The geographic range includes 37 states.

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