Eptesicus fuscus (Palisot de BeauVois, 1796)

Big Brown Bat

Although E. fuscus is found throughout the United States and Canada southward to northern South America, its distribution in Oklahoma remains spotty. Caire et al. (1989) reported records from 16 Oklahoma counties, with most being from the northern and far eastern portions of the state. New records were reported by Braun and Revelez (2005) from Caddo, Cleveland, and Payne counties. New records are reported for Creek, Greer, Haskell, and Noble counties, providing new distributional information for southwest, central, and northcentral Oklahoma.

Specimen records (4). —Creek County (1): no specific locality, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 5511). Greer County (1): 1.6 km S, 3.2 km W Reed, 1 (MSB 98231). Haskell County (1): ca 12.9 km N Stigler, 1 (OMNH 38551). Noble County (1): no specific locality, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 4406).