2,685 observationsEndangered
Little Brown Bat
Myotis lucifugus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia βΊPhylum: Chordata βΊClass: Mammalia βΊOrder: Chiroptera βΊFamily: Vespertilionidae βΊGenus: Myotis
About
The little brown bat (sometimes called little brown myotis) (Myotis lucifugus) is a species of the genus Myotis (mouse-eared bats), one of the most common bats of North America. It has been a model organism for the study of bats (chiropterology).