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Myotis lucifugus in life
In life — Little Brown Bat, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Jason Headley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jason Headley
BPBM 146965Vertebrate Zoology

Myotis lucifugus

Little Brown Bat

As recorded: Myotis lucifugus (Le Conte, 1831)

Animalia › Chordata › Mammalia › Chiroptera › Vespertilionidae

Collected by
A C Ziegler
Region
United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
2 Bishop specimens of Myotis lucifugusSpecies page ›

Myotis lucifugus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 920 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Myotis lucifugus observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Manitoulin, CA-ON, CA

(c) Kate Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Myotis lucifugus observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Lugo

(c) Paula, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Myotis lucifugus observed 2026-09-28

2026-09-28

Yukon, CA-YT-YT, CA

(c) jozien, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Myotis lucifugus observed 2026-09-22

2026-09-22

New Brunswick, CA

(c) Dan Sinclair, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Myotis lucifugus observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Nova Scotia, CA

(c) saltmarsh2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Myotis lucifugus observed 2026-09-11

2026-09-11

Pennsylvania, US

(c) Bre Roush, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Myotis lucifugus. BPBM 146965. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93721560. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-x/146965.

Record sources