Myotis leibii (Audubon and Bachman, 1842)

Eastern Small-footed Myotis

Information about M. leibii in Oklahoma is very limited. Myotis leibii is listed as a Tier III species by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation 2016). Caire et al. (1989) reported records of 14 individuals from five counties located in southeastern and southwestern Oklahoma and the Panhandle. Research has indicated that these represent two separate species, M. ciliolabrum (western) and M. leibii (southeastern), but the distributional limits in the state remain unclear (Van Zyll de Jong 1984; Herd 1987; Ammerman et al. 2016). New records are reported for Le Flore County in southeastern Oklahoma.

Specimen records (3). —Le Flore County (3): Bear Den Cave, Talihina, Ouachita National Forest, 3 (UCOCV-MAM 2130-2132).