Educational resources on Cave Myotis

Cave Myotis or Myotis velifer is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Cave Myotis

Academic web links for the Cave Myotis.

Cave Myotis (Myotis velifer)
Cave Myotis Order Chiroptera: Family Vespertilionidae : Myotis velifer (J. A. Allen) Description. Largest of the Myotis in Texas; hind foot large, more than half as
www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/myotveli.htm

North American Mammals: Myotis velifer
The cave myotis, one of the larger myotis species, has a stubby-nosed appearance. The ears reach only to the end of the short nose when bent forward.
www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=203

Long-legged Myotis (Myotis volans)
Long-legged Myotis Order Chiroptera: Family Vespertilionidae : Myotis volans (H. Allen) Description. A rather large Myotis, with relatively long tail, short
www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/myotvola.htm

NDIS Cave Myotis Wildlife Page
Habitat: The cave myotis is mostly a cave-roosting species that forms large colonies in caves, mines, and sometimes buildings. Diet: Not listed in Mammals of Colorado.
ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/wildlifespx.asp?SpCode=051011

Myotis velifer
Order: Chiroptera; Family: Vespertilionidae (Vespertilionid Bats) Species: Myotis velifer (my-OAT-iss VELL-ih-fur) Common English Names: Cave Myotis; Common Spanish Names
museum.utep.edu/chih/theland/animals/mammals/myotisvel.htm

Common Bats (Family Vespertilionidae)
Cave Myotis Myotis velifer grandis Hayward Description: The cave myotis is the largest myotis in Kansas. It can be distinguished from other bats in Kansas by: 1) drab brown
www.ksr.ku.edu/libres/Mammals_of_Kansas/myot-velifer.html

Order Chiroptera
No conspicuous fringe of stiff hairs on free edge of interfemoral membrane: Myotis velifer (cave myotis).
www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/ordchiro.htm

bat photos
Sturnira lilium, Yellow-shouldered Bat Myotis velifer, Cave Myotis. Ectophylla alba, Honduran White Bats Thyroptera discolor, Disk-winged Bat (Photo
www.angelo.edu/faculty/lammerma/batphotos.html

Arizona GAP 1999 COVERAGE M025RS -- Cave myotis
Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USGS Cooperative Park Studies Unit, Univ. of Arizona Publication_Date: 19990301
sdrsnet.srnr.arizona.edu/data/azgap99/metadata/m025rs.html

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Bat Facts
For example, the cave myotis, M. velifer, is known to enjoy a diversified diet of beetles, leafhoppers, flies, and moths while the Malaysian free-tailed
www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmnh/batfacts.htm