Long-Legged Myotis

Myotis volans

Description: Body length of 3 3/8" to 4 1/8", wingspan about 10 1/2". Reddish brown to almost black fur above, paler below, pretty big for a myotis. Short black ears, wings are blackish.

Range: Most of western North America, as far north as Alaska and south to central Mexico.

Habitat: Likes forested mountainous areas, sometimes desert lowlands. Roosts in tree hollows and under bark, in crevices and buildings.

Diet: Small moths and other insects.

Behavior: Forms nursery colonies of up to several hundred animals. Hibernates in caves and mine tunnels. Emerges to feed shortly after sunset.