Scientific Name: Myotis Californicus
Common Name: California Bat, California Myotis, and Californian Bat
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Vespertilionidae
Genus: Myotis
Species: Myotis Californicus
General Characteristics:
Myotis Californicus, which is also known as the California Bat, is a type of Vesper bat that is mainly living throughout the Western-North America to Southern Alaska, South into Guatemala, to Baja California and some are known to be scattered around in higher elevations such as the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts in Mexico. The Myotis Californicus is known to be one of the most abundant bats in desert scrub habitats, but as scattered as they are, they can also can be found in some oak, pine woodlands, caves/mines, in shrubs usually near the ground, and even in many abandoned buildings or farms (Web 1, 2, 3).The California bat is a very small and fragile bat with its size ranging anywhere from 70-94mm, with a forearm of about 30mm to 35mm, and with a weight of 3.3g-5.4g, making them one of the smallest Myotis species. Fun fact: females are larger than the male bats! Their fur is mainly long and dull usually having a rusty reddish-brown to a rich-dark chestnut brown color, although some may tend to have a pale-tan color or can be nearly black depending on the area that they live in and depending on their sex (Web 3).
Diet:
The California Bat mainly feeds on insects such as flies, moths, and beetles which definitely makes this little bat insectivorous. These little bats have a slow acrobatic flight pattern and tend to mainly feed on the insects that are about 5 to 10 feet above the ground. Although these bats may be slow, don’t let them fool you as they ...
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