Myotis lucifugus Le Conte 1831

Myotis lucifugus Le Conte 1831, in: McMurtie, Animal Kingdom, Vol. 1, (App.): 431.

Type Locality: USA, Georgia, possibly Liberty Co., LeConte Plantation near Riceboro (but see Davis and Rippy, 1968).

Vernacular Names: Little Brown Myotis.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Myotis lucifugus subsp. lucifugus Le Conte 1831

Subspecies Myotis lucifugus subsp. alascensis Miller 1897

Subspecies Myotis lucifugus subsp. carissima Thomas 1904

Subspecies Myotis lucifugus subsp. pernox Hollister 1911

Subspecies Myotis lucifugus subsp. relictus Harris 1974

Distribution: Alaska (USA) to Labrador and Newfoundland (Canada), south to S California, N Arizona, N New Mexico (USA).

Conservation: IUCN 2003 and IUCN / SSC Action Plan (2001) – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Does not include occultus, see Piaggio et al. (2002). Hybridizes with yumanensis in some areas; see Parkinson (1979), but see Herd and Fenton (1983). See Fenton and Barclay (1980). Apparently closely related to thysanodes; see Ruedi and Mayer (2001). Status of the type and type locality was discussed by Davis and Rippy (1968).