Southeastern Myotis
Myotis austroriparius (Rhoads, 1897)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Chiroptera |
| Family | Vespertilionidae |
| Genus | Myotis |
| Species | Myotis austroriparius (Rhoads, 1897) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from 29 counties across six states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky
Counties
- Alabama
- Bibb, Conecuh, Morgan, Shelby
- Arkansas
- Garland, Pike
- Florida
- Alachua, Citrus, Columbia, Gilchrist, Jackson, Levy, Marion, Sumter, Suwannee, Washington
- Georgia
- Decatur, Grady, Lee, Washington
- Illinois
- Hardin, Pope
- Kentucky
- Breckinridge, Christian, Edmonson, Hardin, Lee, Livingston, Trigg
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2017.
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
- Louisiana
- S3 Vulnerable
- Virginia
- S2 Imperiled
- Indiana
- SH Possibly Extirpated
- Kentucky
- S3 Vulnerable
- Missouri
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Oklahoma
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Arkansas
- S3 Vulnerable
- Texas
- S3 Vulnerable
- Georgia
- S3 Vulnerable
- Mississippi
- S3 Vulnerable
- Florida
- S3 Vulnerable
- North Carolina
- S2 Imperiled
- South Carolina
- S3 Vulnerable
- Alabama
- S2 Imperiled
- Illinois
- S2 Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
How to cite this account
Myotis austroriparius (Rhoads, 1897). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2685. https://cavebiology.org/species/myotis-austroriparius/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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