Abstract
A survey was conducted from June, 1982 through January, 1989 to determine the occurrence of bat species in the Ouachita Mountain region of west-central Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma, with emphasis on censusing lands managed by the USDA Forest Service, Ouachita National Forest. Seven genera and 13 species of bats in the families Vespertilionidae and Molossidae were captured. Species represented included: Eptesicus fuscus, Lasionycteris noctivagans, Lasiurus borealis, Lasiurus cinereus, Lasiurus seminolus, Myotis austroriparius, Myotis keenii, Myotis leibii, Myotis lucifugus, Myotissodalis, Nycticeius humeralis, Pipistrellus subflavus, and Tadarida brasiliensis cynocephala.
Recommended Citation
Saugey, David A.; Heath, Darrell R.; and Heidt, Gary A.
(1989)
"Bats of the Ouachita Mountains,"
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 43, Article 22.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol43/iss1/22
