Guide to Montana's Bat Species

A quick guide to the 15 species of bats in the state of Montana. Note that Myotis species are difficult to identify, unless a detailed examination can be made in-hand. Due to the risk of contracting rabies, members of the general public should not handle any bat species. Fortunately other ...more ↓

All 15

Little Brown Bat ¹
Myotis lucifugus

California Myotis ²
Myotis californicus

Western Small-footed Myotis ³
Myotis ciliolabrum

Miller's Myotis ⁴
Myotis evotis

Northern Myotis ⁵
Myotis septentrionalis

Fringed Myotis ⁶
Myotis thysanodes

Long-legged Myotis
Myotis volans

Yuma Myotis ⁷
Myotis yumanensis

Big Brown Bat ⁸
Eptesicus fuscus

Eastern Red Bat ⁹
Lasiurus borealis

Hoary Bat ¹⁰
Lasiurus cinereus

Pallid Bat ¹¹
Antrozous pallidus

Silver-haired Bat ¹²
Lasionycteris noctivagans

Spotted Bat ¹³
Euderma maculatum

Townsend's Big-eared Bat ⁷
Corynorhinus townsendii

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Guide to Montana's Bat Species

Little Brown Bat 1 Myotis lucifugus

California Myotis 2 Myotis californicus

Western Small-footed Myotis 3 Myotis ciliolabrum

Miller's Myotis 4 Myotis evotis

Northern Myotis 5 Myotis septentrionalis

Fringed Myotis 6 Myotis thysanodes

Long-legged Myotis Myotis volans

Yuma Myotis 7 Myotis yumanensis

Big Brown Bat 8 Eptesicus fuscus

Eastern Red Bat 9 Lasiurus borealis

Hoary Bat 10 Lasiurus cinereus

Pallid Bat 11 Antrozous pallidus

Silver-haired Bat 12 Lasionycteris noctivagans

Spotted Bat 13 Euderma maculatum

Townsend's Big-eared Bat 7 Corynorhinus townsendii