Antrozous pallidus (Le Conte 1865)

D, K D., L, A M., M, B, B, R J. & A, L K., 2012, N C R 14 B S B S S T D S H S, Occasional Papers of the Museum 315, pp. 1-16 : 12

Antrozous pallidus (Le Conte 1865)

Pallid Bat

The pallid bat, Antrozous pallidus , is a common and abundant resident of the western half of Texas. Two subspecies, A.p. bunkeri and A. p. pallidus , are recognized. A. p. bunkeri occupies the Texas Panhandle whereas A. p. pallidus is found from the Trans-Pecos region to the southern tip of the state ( Ammerman et al. 2012). The pallid bat favors rocky outcrops, mountainous areas, and lowland desert that represent typical West Texas terrain. Documented roosting sites include rock crevices, caves, manmade structures, and hollow trees ( Schmidly 2004; Ammerman et al. 2012). A. pallidus occurs in the Chihuahuan Desert, Arizona / New Mexico mountains, Edwards Plateau, Southern Texas Plains, Central Great Plains, Southwestern Tablelands, and the High plains ( Ammerman et al. 2012). A new county record has been obtained from Crosby County.

Crosby County.— A female ( TTU 113527 , TK 171139) was received from this county (within the distribution of A. p. bunkeri) on 29 April 2009 .