Evening Bat in Arkansas

Nycticeius humeralis

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

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

Photo: Lisa Winnett-Pequeno · CC BY 4.0Evening bat resting, brown fur and dark ears and wings visible, not restrainedPhoto: Enwebb · CC BY-SA 4.0Evening batPhoto: NPS Photo · Public domainEvening Bat

Evening Bat in Arkansas, by the numbers

Occasional in Arkansas 37th most recorded of 78 mammals logged in Arkansas

19 occurrence records

19 with iNaturalist photos

May 28, 2026 Last seen in Arkansas

Records from 2000–2026.

19 total records count every Arkansas occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 18; the monthly chart covers the 18 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Evening Bat in Arkansas

Most sightings fall in June.

18 Arkansas occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) by month of year, 2000–2026. Shows when the species is recorded, not a guarantee of presence. Based on a small number of dated records; the seasonal pattern may not be representative.

Monthly Arkansas records (table)

Month	Records
January	0
February	1
March	1
April	3
May	2
June	4
July	1
August	3
September	0
October	1
November	2
December	0

Monthly evening 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 April and August.

Occurrence map

Where Evening Bat has been recorded in Arkansas

18 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

18 Arkansas records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monument	iNaturalist records
Dagmar	1

Protected places with the most evening 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

County	Records
Pulaski County	4
White County	3
Saline County	2
Scott County	1
Izard County	1
Drew County	1
Monroe County	1
Howard County	1
Sebastian County	1
Washington County	1
Faulkner County	1
Yell County	1
Other localities	1

The complete county distribution, spread across 12 Arkansas counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Evening bats carry a NatureServe S4 apparently secure rank in Arkansas, and all 19 of the state’s records are iNaturalist observations, 12 of them also in GBIF, spread across 12 counties with Pulaski leading at 4. Dagmar Wildlife Management Area is the only named site with a record.

June leads with 4 records, with smaller rises of 3 each in April and August, while January, September, and December have none, too few records to read much into.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

Full species profile Evening Bat Nycticeius humeralis Size 5 cm2 in Weight 7–15 g0.2–0.5 oz Lifespan Up to 6 yr View the full profile

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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"