Bats
Order: Chiroptera Family: Phyllostomidae
4 species of leaf-nosed bats occur in California.
- Mexican Long-tongued Bat, Choeronycteris mexicana (CDFG special concern)
- Southern Long-nosed Bat, Leptonycteris curasoae
- Lesser Long-nosed Bat, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae
- California Leaf-nosed Bat, Macrotus californicus (CDFG special concern)
Order: Chiroptera Family: Vespertilionidae
19 species of vesper bats occur in California.
- Pallid Bat, Antrozous pallidus (CDFG special concern)
- Silver-haired Bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans
- California Myotis, Myotis californicus
- Western Small-footed Myotis, Myotis ciliolabrum
- Long-eared Myotis, Myotis evotis
- Little Brown Myotis, Myotis lucifugus
- Arizona Myotis, Myotis occultus (CDFG special concern)
- Fringed Myotis, Myotis thysanodes
- Cave Myotis, Myotis velifer (CDFG special concern)
- Long-legged Myotis, Myotis volans
- Yuma Myotis, Myotis yumanensis
- Townsend's Big-eared Bat, Corynorhinus townsendii (formerly Plecotus townsendii; CDFG special concern)
- Pale Big-eared Bat - C. townsendii pallescens (CDFG special concern)
- Big Brown Bat, Eptesicus fuscus
- Spotted Bat, Euderma maculatum (CDFG special concern)
- Allen's Big-eared Bat, Idionycteris phyllotis
- Western Red Bat, Lasiurus blossevillii
- Hoary Bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Western Yellow Bat, Lasiurus xanthinus
- Western Pipistrelle, Parastrellus hesperus
Order: Chiroptera Family: Molossidae
4 species of free-tailed bats occur in California.
- Western Mastiff Bat, Eumops perotis
- California Mastiff Bat, E. perotis californicus (CDFG special concern)
- Pocketed Free-tailed Bat, Nyctinomops femorosaccus (CDFG special concern)
- Big Free-tailed Bat, Nyctinomops macrotis (CDFG special concern)
- Brazilian (or Mexican) Free-tailed Bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
Read more about this topic: List Of Mammals Of California
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