Myotis ciliolabrum

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Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial [1].

Ecology: The Western Small-footed Myotis has a wide ecological range , from rock outcrops on open grasslands to canyons in the foothills to lower mountains with yellow pine woodlands. Day roosts are variable, but include cracks and crevices in cliffs , beneath tree bark , in mines and caves, and occasionally in dwellings of humans. Night roosts are under a variety of natural and human-induced structures. Hibernacula include caves, mines, and tunnels.
They begin to forage well before full dark, but not as early as the pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperus). Presently, not much is k nown about reproductive behavior of this species. Pregnant females have been encountered all through June; a single young is probably common. Scrotal (reproductive) males were captured in August and September. Pregnant females have been captured in mid-June.
The western small-footed myotis feeds early in the evening on small flying insects such as flies, small beetles and winged ants . This species is highly maneuverable in flight, often foraging among boulders , along cliffs or shrubs and trees. [1].

List of Habitats :

•     1     Forest   
  
•     1.4     Forest - Temperate   
  
•     1.5     Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry   
  
•     6     Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)   
  
•     7     Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic)   
  
•     7.1     Caves and Subterranean Habitats (non-aquatic) - Caves   
  
•     8     Desert   
  
•     8.1     Desert - Hot   
  
•     14     Artificial/Terrestrial   
  
•     14.5     Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Myotis ciliolabrum

Notes

Formerly included in leibii. Reviewed by Holloway and Barclay (2001), but note that they included melanorhinus as a subspecies of ciliolabrum.[1].

Similar Species

Members of the genus Myotis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 134 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

M. abei (Sakhalin Myotis) · M. adversus (Large-Footed Myotis) · M. aelleni (Southern Myotis) · M. albescens (Silver-Tipped Myotis) · M. alcathoe (ALCATHOE WHISKERED BAT) · M. altarium (South-Western Mouse-Eared Bat) · M. anjouanensis (Anjouan Myotis) · M. annamiticus (Annamit Myotis) · M. annectans (Hairy Faced Bat) · M. atacamensis (Atacaman Myotis) · M. ater (Peters's Myotis) · M. atra (Peters's Myotis) · M. aurascens (Steppe Whiskered Bat) · M. auriculus (Southwestern Myotis) · M. australis (Ustrailian Myotis) · M. austroriparius (Mouse-Eared Bats) · M. austroriparius austroriparius (Southeastern Myotis) · M. bechsteini (Bechstein's Bat) · M. bechsteinii (Bechstein's Myotis) · M. blythii (Lesser Mouse-Eared Myotis) · M. bocagei (Rufous Mouse-Eared Bat) · M. bocagei bocagei (Rufous Mouse-Eared Bat) · M. bocagii (Rufous Mouse-Eared Bat) · M. bombinus (Far Eastern Myotis) · M. brandti (Brandt's Bat) · M. brandtii (Brandt's Myotis) · M. bucharensis (Bokhara Whiskered Bat) · M. californicus (Californian Myotis) · M. californicus californicus (Californis Myotis) · M. capaccinii (Long-Fingered Bat) · M. capaccinii capaccinii (Long-Fingered Bat) · M. chiloensis (Chilean Myotis) · M. chinensis (Large Myotis) · M. ciliolabrum (Western Small-Footed Myotis) · M. ciliolabrum ciliolabrum (Western Small-Footed Myotis) · M. cobanensis (Guatemalan Myotis) · M. csorbai (Csorbas Mouse-Eared Myotis.) · M. dasycneme (Pond Myotis) · M. daubentoni (Daubenton's Bat) · M. daubentonii (Daubenton's Myotis) · M. davidii (David's Myotis) · M. dominicensis (Dominican Myotis) · M. elegans (Elegant Myotis) · M. emarginatus (GEOFFROY'S MYOTIS) · M. emarginatus emarginatus (Geoffroy's Bat) · M. evotis (Long-Eared Myotis) · M. evotis evotis (Long-Eared Myotis) · M. fimbriatus (Fringed Long-Footed Myotis) · M. findleyi (Findley's Myotis) · M. formosus (Hodgson's Myotis) · M. formosus formosus (Hodgson's Bat) · M. fortidens (Cinnamon Myotis) · M. fortidens fortidens (Cinnamon Myotis) · M. frater (Long-Tailed Whiskered Bat) · M. gomantongensis (Gomantong Myotis) · M. goudoti (Malagasy Mouse-Eared Bat) · M. grisescens (Mouse-Eared Bats) · M. hajastanicus (Armenian Myotis) · M. hasseltii (Lesser Large-Footed Myotis) · M. hermani (Herman's Myotis) · M. horsfieldii (Horsfield's Myotis) · M. hosonoi (Hosono's Myotis) · M. ikonnikovi (Ikonnikov's Whiskered Bat) · M. insularum (Insular Myotis) · M. keaysi (Hairy-Legged Myotis) · M. keenii (Northern Long-Eared Bat) · M. laniger (Chinese Water Myotis) · M. leibii (Western Small-Footed Myotis) · M. leibii leibii (Eastern Small-Footed Myotis) · M. lesueuri (Lesueur's Hairy Bat) · M. levis (Yellowish Myotis) · M. levis levis (Yellowish Myotis) · M. longipes (Kashmir Cave Bat) · M. lucifugus (Little Brown Myotis) · M. lucifugus lucifugus (Little Brown Myotis) · M. macrodactylus (Big-Footed Myotis) · M. macropus (Large-Footed Myotis) · M. macrotarsus (Philippine Large-Footed Myotis) · M. martiniquensis (Schwartz's Myotis) · M. melanorhinus (Dark-Nosed Small-Footed Myotis) · M. milleri (Miller's Myotis) · M. moluccarum (Maluku Myotis) · M. montivagus (Burmese Whiskered Myotis) · M. morrisi (Morris's Bat) · M. muricola (Nepalese Whiskered Bat) · M. myotis (Greater Mouse-Eared Bat) · M. mystacinus (WHISKERED MYOTIS) · M. nattereri (Natterer's Bat) · M. nesopolus (Curacao Myotis) · M. nigricans (Black Myotis) · M. nipalensis (Nepal Myotis) · M. occultus (Arizona Myotis) · M. oreias (Singaporese Whiskered Myotis) · M. oxyotus (Montane Myotis) · M. ozensis (Honshu Myotis) · M. peninsularis (Peninsular Myotis) · M. pequinius (Peking Myotis) · M. pilosus (Rickett's Big-Footed Myotis) · M. planiceps (Flat-Headed Myotis) · M. pruinosus (Blackish Whiskered Bat)

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Further Reading

• A survey of the bats of the Deerlodge National Forest Montana: 1992 / by Thomas W. Butts for the Deerlodge National Forest, U.S. Forest Service. Helena, Mont.: Montana Natural Heritage Program, [c1993] url p. 34.
• A survey of the bats of the Townsend Ranger District Helena National Forest, Montana / by Thomas W. Butts for the Helena National Forest, U.S. Forest Service. Helena, Mont.: Montana Natural Heritage Program, [c1993] url p. 7.
• Abundance and distribution of bats in the Pryor Mountains of south central Montana and north eastern Wyoming / David J. Worthington for the Montana Natural Heritage Program, Bureau of Land Management-Billings Resource Area, [and] Custer National Forest. Helena, Mont.: Montana Natural Heritage Program, c1991. url p. 12, p. 24, p. 34.
• Assessment of abandoned mines for bat use on Bureau of Land Management lands in the Phillipsburg, Montana area, 1999 / a report to Bureau of Land Management, Missoula Field Office; submitted by Paul Hendricks. Helena, Mont.: Montana Natural Heritage Program, c2000. url .
• Assessment of mines for importance to bat species of concern, southwestern Montana / submitted by H. Peter Feigley. .. [et al.]. Helena, Mont.: Montana Natural Heritage Program, [1997] url , p. 1, p. 4.
• Bat survey of the Kootenai National Forest, Montana: 1994 / a report to USDA Forest Service, Kootenai National Forest; submitted by Paul Hendricks. .. [et al.]. Helena, Mont.: Montana Natural Heritage Program, c1995. url , , p. 1, p. 4.
• Bat survey of the Sioux District, Custer National Forest: 1994 / a report to USDA Forest Service, Custer National Forest; submitted by Paul Hendricks. .. [et al.]. Helena, Mont.: Montana Natural Heritage Program, c1995. url , p. 5, p. 9.
• Bat surveys of Azure Cave and the Little Rocky Mountains: 1996: a progress report to USDI, Bureau of Land Management / Helena, MT: Montana Natural Heritage Program, c1997. url , , .
• Bat use of abandoned mines in the Pryor Mountains: a report to Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Mine Waste Cleanup Bureau / submitted by Paul Hendricks and John Carlson. [Helena]: Montana Natural Heritage Program, [2001] url , , .
• Bat use of highway bridges in south-central Montana / Springfield, Va.: Available through the National Technical Information Service, 2005 url , , .
• Bats [sic] surveys of Azure Cave and the Little Rocky Mountains, 1997-1998: a report to USDI, Bureau of Land Management / submitted by Paul Hendricks. Helena, MT: Montana Natural Heritage Program, c1998. url , , , , , , .
• Bats of Montana / Helena, Mont.: Montana Natural Heritage Program, [1995] url .
• Bats of the BLM Billings Field Office in south-central Montana, with emphasis on the Pryor Mountains / Helena, MT: Montana Heritage Program, c2004. url , , .
• Bats of the Kootenai National Forests, Montana: a report to USDA Forest Service / submitted by Paul Hendricks. .. [et al.]. Helena, MT: Montana Natural Heritage Program, [c1996] url , , , , , , p. 14, p. 33.
• Bats surveys on USFS Northern Region lands in Montana: 2007 / Helena, Mont.: Montana Natural Heritage Program, c2009. url , , , , , , , p. 11.
• Filling the distribution gaps for small mammals in Montana / Helena, MT.: Montana Natural Heritage Program, c2007. url .
• Preliminary bat inventory of caves and abandoned mines on BLM lands, Judith Mountains, Montana: a report to Bureau of Land Management / Helena, MT: Montana Natural Heritage Program, c2000. url .
• Results of field surveys for bats on the Kootenai National Forest and the Lolo National Forest of western Montana, 1993 / by David M. Roemer for the Kootenai National Forest. Helena, Mont.: Montana Natural Heritage Program, c1994. url p. 13.
• Riparian bat surveys in eastern Montana / Helena, Mont.: Montana Natural Heritage Program, c2006. url , , .
• Roost environments for bats using abandoned mines in southwestern Montana: a preliminary assessment / [prepared by Paul Hendricks and David Kampwerth]. Helena, MT: Montana Heritage Program, c2001. url , , , p. 8.
• The Great Basin naturalist. 56 1996 Provo, Utah: M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, 1939-1999. url p. 49, fig. 1, page 69.

Notes

Contributors

• Arroyo-Cabrales, J. & Ticul Alvarez Castaneda, S. 2008. Myotis ciliolabrum. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 02February2012.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1
• IUCN ID: 225087
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3963865

Footnotes

1. Arroyo-Cabrales, J. & Ticul Alvarez Castaneda, S. 2008. Myotis ciliolabrum. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 February 2012. [back]

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