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(all photos taken (c) Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation
International, Inc.
unless otherwise noted)
All of these bat species have been captured at the SWRS pool or elsewhere on station grounds by Bat Conservation International staff who have been conducting training workshops for bat research and conservation at the Station since 1992. See notes below thumbnails concerning newly described species.
Leptonycteris yerbabuenae is a newly described species, formerly a sub-species of Leptonycteris curasoae (which was formerly a sub-species of Leptonycteris sanborni). Leptonycteris yerbabuenae is federally listed as Endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Myotis melanorhinus is a newly described species, formerly a sub-species of Myotis ciliolabrum (the western small-footed myotis).
Myotis occultus is a newly described species, formerly a sub-species of Myotis lucifugus, which has been found on the west side of the Chiricahuas near Chiricahua National Monument.
Myotis yumanensis, the Yuma myotis, has been found just north of Cave Creek Canyon near San Simon.