LITTLE BROWN BAT, Myotis lucifugus, and allies 



CQliforniciLS 



Range. — Most of North America, from Texas to 

 limit of trees. 



Habitat. — Along watercourses and in open for- 

 ests at dusk; in caves, hollow trees or buildings 

 by day. 



Races in Aluska. — ^The typical liwifugus occurs 

 in the southern interior; the race aJascerisis (type 

 locality: Sitka) is found in the humid southeast- 

 ern arcliipelago. There are records of Myotis 

 fi-om Kodiak and Afognak Islands. 



Other species. — Indicated on the same figure are 

 the Keen's bat, Myotis keeni keeni. which lias been 

 recorded at Wrangell ; the long-legged bat, Myotis 

 volans longicnis. north to Admiralty Island ; and 

 the California bat, Myotis ca/iforn.ici/,s cauriniis^ 

 at the extreme southern end of the Alaska archi- 

 pelago. The silver-haired bat, La-^ionycferis 

 noctiragans, has been reported as far west as the 

 vicinity of Prince William Sound; and tlie big 

 brown bat, Eptesicus fiiscus palh'dti-s. in the vicin- 

 ity of Juneau and at Shaw Creek near the Richard- 

 son Highway. 



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