Bats of Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota
Choate JR and Anderson JM. 1997. Bats of Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota. Prairie Naturalist. 29(1):39-47
During summer of 1989, we documented nine species of bats at Jewel Cave National Monument (listed in descending order of abundance): western small-footed myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum), little brown myotis (M. Jucifugus), long-legged myotis (M. volans), fringed myotis (M. thysanodes), northern myotis (M. septentrionalis), big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus), Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendi1), hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus), and silver-haired bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans). During winter of 1989-1990, we counted 1276 bats hibernating in Jewel Cave. Townsend's big-eared bats, western small-footed myotis, little brown myotis, northern myotis, fringed myotis, and long-legged myotis accounted for 907 individuals, and unidentified Myotis totaled 369 individuals.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Choate, Jerry; Anderson, John
- Units
- JECA
- Keywords
- Inventory, Mammals