Nebraska mammals

Silver-haired Bat in Nebraska

Lasionycteris noctivagans

Native to Nebraska S3 Vulnerable in Nebraska

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

Silver-haired Bat in Nebraska, by the numbers

Occasional in Nebraska 46th most recorded of 95 mammals logged in Nebraska

33 occurrence records
9 with iNaturalist photos
Jun 21, 2025 Last seen in Nebraska

Records from 2000–2026.

33 total records count every Nebraska occurrence from GBIF and iNaturalist; the map plots a georeferenced sample of 32; the monthly chart covers the 31 records with a full observation date.

When to look for the Silver-haired Bat in Nebraska

Most sightings fall in September.

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

Monthly Nebraska records (table)
MonthRecords
January0
February0
March0
April1
May3
June3
July5
August1
September11
October6
November1
December0

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

Seasonality

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

Occurrence map

Where Silver-haired Bat has been recorded in Nebraska

32 records mapped · zoom and drag to explore

32 Nebraska records mapped

Notable places to look

Park, forest, or monumentiNaturalist records
Missouri National Recreational River 2
Nebraska National Forest 1

Protected places with the most silver-haired 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

CountyRecords
Scotts Bluff County 11
Banner County 7
Sioux County 3
Cheyenne County 3
Dixon County 2
Kimball County 2
Dawes County 1
Buffalo County 1
Thomas County 1
Lancaster County 1
Other localities 1

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

Silver-haired bats carry a NatureServe S3 vulnerable rank in Nebraska, and every one of the state’s 33 records appears in GBIF, with only 9 also logged on iNaturalist, meaning specimen and survey data dominate what’s documented about this solitary, tree-roosting bat.

September alone accounts for 11 of the year’s monthly-tallied sightings, exactly a third of the total, consistent with one of North America’s most migratory bats passing through western Nebraska’s buttes and river valleys on its way south for the winter.

Occurrence data from iNaturalist and GBIF.

More mammals in Nebraska 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"