Nevada mammals

Long-eared Myotis in Nevada

Myotis evotis

Native to Nevada S3 Vulnerable in Nevada

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

Long-eared Myotis in Nevada, by the numbers

Rare in Nevada 107th most recorded of 142 mammals logged in Nevada

78 occurrence records
8 with iNaturalist photos
Jun 7, 2025 Last seen in Nevada

Records from 2000–2026.

When to look for the Long-eared Myotis in Nevada

Most sightings fall in June to July.

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

Monthly Nevada records (table)
MonthRecords
January0
February0
March0
April0
May3
June30
July34
August10
September1
October0
November0
December0

Monthly long-eared myotis occurrence records (iNaturalist and GBIF) in Nevada, 2000–2026.

Seasonality

Year-round in Nevada, with recorded sightings peaking in June–July.

Occurrence map

Where Long-eared Myotis has been recorded in Nevada

78 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

78 Nevada records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
East Humboldts Wilderness 4
Basin and Range National Monument 3
Great Basin National Park 2

Protected places with the most long-eared myotis 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 Nevada

CountyRecords
Elko County 21
White Pine County 13
Clark County 13
Nye County 10
Mineral County 9
Lincoln County 3
Washoe County 3
Lander County 3
Humboldt County 2
Eureka County 1

The complete county distribution, spread across 10 Nevada counties. Every occurrence record falls in one county, so these sum to the total. Counties from GBIF and US Census boundaries.

Nevada records for the long eared myotis are anchored by Great Basin National Park and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. They show where people have reported it, not how many animals live there.

These sites tie the Nevada record pattern to the state’s long mountain spine. Records from separate ranges matter because Nevada’s high country is broken into isolated peaks. The strongest reporting falls in summer, when Nevada’s high country is easiest to reach but low deserts are hottest. That may shape where observers submit records.

The file combines 8 research-grade iNaturalist records and 78 GBIF records. Those 86 records measure documented encounters, not Nevada’s population size. It’s native to Nevada. Nevada doesn’t specifically list it under the state’s conservation framework, and the IUCN lists it as Least Concern.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

More mammals in Nevada 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"