Evening Bat in Nebraska

Nycticeius humeralis

Native to Nebraska S5 Secure in Nebraska

Not listed as nonindigenous in Nebraska by USGS NAS; native to its Nebraska 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 Nebraska, by the numbers

Occasional in Nebraska 47th most recorded of 95 mammals logged in Nebraska

27 occurrence records

11 with iNaturalist photos

Apr 21, 2026 Last seen in Nebraska

Records from 2000–2026.

When to look for the Evening Bat in Nebraska

Most sightings fall in July.

27 Nebraska 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 Nebraska records (table)

Month	Records
January	0
February	0
March	0
April	3
May	2
June	4
July	10
August	2
September	4
October	2
November	0
December	0

Monthly evening bat occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Nebraska, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Nebraska, with recorded sightings peaking in July.

Occurrence map

Where Evening Bat has been recorded in Nebraska

27 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

27 Nebraska records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monument	iNaturalist records
Missouri National Recreational River	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 Nebraska

County	Records
Harlan County	5
Buffalo County	4
Kearney County	3
Knox County	2
Richardson County	2
Franklin County	2
Dixon County	2
Douglas County	2
Nemaha County	1
Hall County	1
Cass County	1
Lancaster County	1
Other localities	1

The complete county distribution, spread across 12 Nebraska 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 S5 secure rank in Nebraska, and the record leans toward GBIF (23 records) over iNaturalist (8), suggesting specimen and acoustic survey data document this small colonial bat more consistently than casual sightings. Indian Cave State Park’s single logged sighting fits the wooded river-bottom habitat this species favors in eastern Nebraska.

July alone accounts for 10 of the year’s monthly-tallied sightings, well over a third of the total, tracking the maternity-colony season when females roost together to raise pups; the record shows nothing at all from October through March.

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"