Arkansas mammals

Big Brown Bat in Arkansas

Eptesicus fuscus

Native to Arkansas S4 Apparently Secure in Arkansas

Not listed as nonindigenous in Arkansas by USGS NAS; native to its Arkansas range.

IUCN Red List status

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Big Brown Bat in Arkansas, by the numbers

Common in Arkansas 27th most recorded of 78 mammals logged in Arkansas

59 occurrence records
58 with iNaturalist photos
Feb 21, 2026 Last seen in Arkansas

Records from 2000–2026.

59 total records count every Arkansas occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 56; the monthly chart covers the 55 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Big Brown Bat in Arkansas

Most sightings fall in June.

55 Arkansas occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence.

Monthly Arkansas records (table)
MonthRecords
January1
February2
March3
April2
May4
June12
July6
August6
September9
October3
November6
December1

Monthly big brown bat occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Arkansas, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Arkansas, with recorded sightings peaking in June, with a smaller rise in September.

Occurrence map

Where Big Brown Bat has been recorded in Arkansas

56 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

56 Arkansas records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Ozark National Forest 2
Sylamore Wildlife Management Area 1
Ouachita National Forest 1
Winona Wildlife Management Area 1
Sweden Creek Falls Natural Area 1
Mount Nebo State Park 1

Protected places with the most big brown bat sightings, from the USGS Protected Areas Database plus named mountain ranges, good spots to look, not a full breakdown, so they don't sum to the total.

Where it's recorded in Arkansas

CountyRecords
Pulaski County 6
Independence County 6
Benton County 5
Madison County 4
Lonoke County 3
Saline County 3
Baxter County 3
Washington County 3
Izard County 3
Garland County 2
White County 2
Cleburne County 2
12 other counties 17

The complete county distribution, spread across 24 Arkansas counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Big brown bats carry a NatureServe S4 apparently secure rank in Arkansas, and 58 of the state’s 59 records are iNaturalist observations, so casual sightings document most of what’s known about this building-roosting bat here. Ozark National Forest, with 2 records, is the top named site.

June leads with 12 of the 59 records, about a fifth of the year’s total, tracking the maternity-colony season, with a smaller rise in September, while records fall to just 1 in both January and December, consistent with reduced winter activity as the species enters periods of torpor.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

More mammals in Arkansas in the atlas

Data & sources

The data and visualizations on this page draw on these open sources:

  • GBIFCC-BY 4.0occurrence records behind the range map, elevation, and record counts
  • iNaturalistCC0 / CC-BY / CC-BY-SAobservations, photos, and audio recordings
  • NatureServe ExplorerCC-BYthe state conservation rank
  • IUCN Red Listattributed factthe global conservation status
  • USGS NASpublic domainnative / introduced status
  • Natural Earthpublic domainthe relief basemap
  • USFSpublic domainnational-forest boundaries
  • USGS Protected Areas Databasepublic domainthe named parks, forests, and refuges behind "notable places to look"