Evening Bat in Tennessee

Nycticeius humeralis

Native to Tennessee S5 Secure in Tennessee

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

IUCN Red List status

LC – Least Concern

Widespread and abundant; not at risk.

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Evening Bat in Tennessee, by the numbers

Occasional in Tennessee 55th most recorded of 86 mammals logged in Tennessee

25 occurrence records

13 with iNaturalist photos

Jun 10, 2025 Last seen in Tennessee

Records from 2000–2026.

25 total records count every Tennessee occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 23; the monthly chart covers the 22 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Evening Bat in Tennessee

Most sightings fall in June.

22 Tennessee 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 Tennessee records (table)

Month	Records
January	1
February	0
March	2
April	0
May	1
June	7
July	4
August	4
September	2
October	0
November	1
December	0

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

Seasonality

Year-round in Tennessee, with recorded sightings peaking in June.

Occurrence map

Where Evening Bat has been recorded in Tennessee

23 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

23 Tennessee records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monument	iNaturalist records
Cedars Of Lebanon State Forest	1
Cheatham Wildlife Management Area	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 Tennessee

County	Records
Gibson County	9
Carroll County	2
Hamilton County	2
Knox County	2
Williamson County	1
Haywood County	1
Humphreys County	1
Wilson County	1
Cheatham County	1
Obion County	1
Henry County	1
Davidson County	1
Other localities	2

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

Tennessee’s evening bat overlay lists 13 iNaturalist records and 20 GBIF records from 2000 to 2026. Within the dated monthly series, June leads with seven entries, followed by July and August with four each; database totals and monthly records document submissions, not bat abundance.

Cedars of Lebanon State Forest and Cheatham Wildlife Management Area are the only named places, with one record each, while Gibson County in West Tennessee leads the county list with nine. The summer cluster is useful for describing this dataset, but sparse counts in the other months prevent a firm statewide activity conclusion.

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"