Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis)
Kingdom: Animalia Class: Mammalia Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae
Listing Status:
General Information
The Indiana bat is a medium-sized myotis, closely resembling the little brown bay (Myotis lucifugus) but differing in coloration. Its fur is a dull grayfish chestnut rather than bronze, with the basal portion of the hairs of the back dull lead colored. This bat's underparts are pinkish to cinnamon, and its hind feet smaller and more delicate than in M. lucifugus. The calcar (heel of the foot) is strongly keeled.
- States/US Territories in which the Indiana bat is known to occur: Arkansas , Connecticut , Georgia , Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kentucky , Maryland , Michigan , Mississippi , Missouri , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , Ohio , Oklahoma , Pennsylvania , Tennessee , Vermont , Virginia , West Virginia
- US Counties in which the Indiana bat is known to occur: View All
- USFWS Refuges in which the Indiana bat is known to occur:
BIG MUDDY NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE REFUGE
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BIG OAKS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
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CLARKS RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
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CROSS CREEKS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
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CYPRESS CREEK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
... Show All Refuges
» Federal Register Documents
» Recovery
Date | Title | Plan Status |
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04/13/2007 | Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) Draft Recovery Plan: First Revision | Draft Revision 1 |
Date | Citation Page | Title | Document Type |
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04/16/2007 | 72 FR 19015 19016 | Draft Indiana Bat Recovery Plan, First Revision; Draft Survey Protocol | |
09/21/2006 | 71 FR 55212 55214 | Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of a 5-Year Review of Curtis' Pearlymussel and Indiana Bat |
» Critical Habitat
Date | Citation Page | Title | Document Type | Status |
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09/24/1976 | 41 FR 41914 | Determination of Critical Habitat for American Crocodile, California Condor, Indiana Bat, and Florida Manatee; 41 FR 41914 (American crocodile, Crocodylus acutus, California condor, Gymnogyps californianus; Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis; Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus) | Final Rule | Active |
12/16/1975 | 40 FR 58308 58312 | Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for Snail Darter, American Crocodile, Whooping Crane, California Condor, Indiana Bat, and Florida Manatee; 40 FR 58308 58312 (Percina (Imostoma) sp., Crocodylus acutus, Grus americana, Gymnogyps californicus, Myotis sodalis, Trichechus manatus) | Proposed Rule | Not Required |
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov
» Conservation Plans
HCP Plan Summaries |
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Six Points Road Interchange |
» Petitions
Date | Citation Page | Title | Finding |
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03/06/2007 | 72 FR 9913 9917 | 90-Day and 12-Month Findings on a Petition To Revise Critical Habitat for the Indiana Bat |
» Life History
No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.
» Other Resources
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