Nycticeius humeralis (Rafinesque, 1818)

Braun, Janet K., Mares, Michael A., Coyner, Brandi S. & Loucks, Lynda S., 2020, New Records Of Mammals From Oklahoma, Occasional Papers of the Museum 364, pp. 1-24 : 8

Nycticeius humeralis (Rafinesque, 1818)

Evening Bat

Nycticeius humeralis , found most commonly in the eastern United States, probably reaches its westernmost limits in Oklahoma. However, some evidence from records in Texas suggest that this species is expanding its range westward (Revelez and Dowler 2001). The distribution of this species in the state of Oklahoma is represented by less than 70 specimens from 25 counties. Caire et al. (1989) reported records from 17 counties. New records have since been reported for Osage County (Payne et al. 2001), Caddo and Cleveland counties (French and Bunyard 2002; Braun and Revelez 2005). New records are reported for Garvin, Johnston, Kiowa, and Major counties; the latter is the northwestern-most record for the state.

Specimen records (6). — Garvin County (1): 0.8 km S, 4 km E Purdy on E1590 Rd, 34°42'36.5868"N, - 097°32'34.8396"W, 1 ( OMNH 66578 ) . Johnston County (2): 3.6 km S, 3.2 km E Tishomingo, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge , 34°11'45.1680"N, - 96°38'34.0800"W, 1 ( OMNH 66579 ) ; 11.3 km N, 9.7 km E Tishomingo, Blue River Wildlife Management Area , Desperado Spring, 34°20'01.1040"N, - 96°35'44.4480"W, 1 ( OMNH 66580 ) . Kiowa County (2): 6 km N Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Blue Canyon II Windfarm, Slick Hills, 34°52'32.10"N, - 98°38'51.00"W, 1 ( OMNH 59760 ) ; 6 km N Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Blue Canyon II Windfarm, Slick Hills, 593.1 m, 34°53'01.40"N, - 98°39'08.58"W, 1 ( OMNH 59761 ) . Major County (1): Vickery Cave , 1 ( UWBM 73520 ) .