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INDIANA MYOTIS 



Myotis sodalis Miller and G. M. Allen 



Myotis sodalis Miller and G. M. Allen, Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., 144: 

 130,25 May 1928. 



Type locality. — Wyandotte Cave, Crawford County, Indiana. 



General distribution. — Eastern United States from central New England west 

 to Wisconsin, Missouri, and Arkansas, south into northern Florida. It occurs 

 on the Atlantic Coastal Plain, however, only in the New England area. 



Distribution in Maryland. — Apparently very rare in the State. Its 

 distribution is probably limited to limestone caves in the Ridge and 

 Valley and Allegheny Mountain sections. 



Distinguishing characteristics. — Resembles Myotis lucifugus, but 

 differs in coloration, the fur being a dull grayish chestnut rather 

 than bronze, with the basal portion of the hairs of the back dull lead 

 colored; coloration of underparts pinkish to cinnamon; hind feet 

 smaller and more delicate than in M. lucifugus; slight, but well-de- 

 fined sagittal crest usually present on skull. 



Measurements. — Two adults from the type locality in Indiana have 

 measurements as follows: Total length 86, 87; tail vertebrae 35, 38; 

 hind foot 9, 9 ; greatest length of skull 14.1, 13.9 ; zygomatic breadth 

 8.7, 8.3 ; interorbital breadth 3.8, 3.7 ; length of maxillary toothrow 

 5.5, 5.3. 



Figure 16. — Distribution of Myotis sodalis. 



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