Belize Biodiversity Information System

Wildlife Conservation Society
11/24/01

Taxonomy

Species ID

050910

Name

Hairy-legged myotis

Other Common Names

Category

05 Mammals

Phylum

Subphylum

Class

Mammalia

Subclass

Theria

Suborder

Microchiroptera

Family

Vespertilionidae

Genus

Myotis

Species

keaysi

Subspecies

References

1, 2, 3, 6
Comments

6* Two subspecies. M.k. pilosotibalis (Middle America, Venezuela, and Trinidad), M.k. keasyi (Colombia to Bolivia).

 

Distribution

DISTRICT

References

Belize

12

Cayo

13

Corozal

2

Orange Walk

14

Stann Creek

12

Toledo

12

Administrative Unit

Occurrence

Abundance

Temporal

References

Chiquibul Forest Reserve

Captured or Mist netted and released

Common

June

13

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Collected as voucher.

Unknown, insuffient data

June

12

Vaca Forest Reserve

Captured or Mist netted and released

Unknown, insuffient data

November

12

BFREE - Private Reserve

Captured or Mist netted and released

Unknown, insuffient data

November

12

BFREE - Private Reserve

Recorded vocalization.

Unknown, insuffient data

October

12

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Captured or Mist netted and released

Common

July

11

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

Captured or Mist netted and released

Common

June

11

Blue Hole National Park

Captured or Mist netted and released

Unknown, insuffient data

November

10

Private land, see comments

Captured or Mist netted and released

Unknown, insuffient data

November

10

Columbia River Forest Reserve

Captured or Mist netted and released

Unknown, insuffient data

February

9

Caracol Archaeological Reserve

Captured or Mist netted and released

Unknown, insuffient data

March

8

Caracol Archaeological Reserve

Captured or Mist netted and released

Unknown, insuffient data

May

4

Columbia River Forest Reserve

Captured or Mist netted and released

Common

January

21

Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve

Recorded vocalization.

Unknown, insuffient data

July

12

Columbia River Forest Reserve

Collected as voucher.

Unknown, insuffient data

September

14

Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve

Collected as voucher.

Unknown, insuffient data

April

14

Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve

Collected as voucher.

Unknown, insuffient data

5

Town or Village, see comments.

Collected as voucher.

April

5

Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve

Collected as voucher.

May

5

Hydrologic Unit Distribution

References

Blue Creek

12

Macal River

12

Bladen Branch

12

North Stann Creek

11

ELEVATION Association

References

601-800 m

9,21

0-100 m

16

601-800 m

14

201-400 m

12

401-600 m

13,12,8,4

1-200 m

13,12,10,11,

QUAD Distribution

References

16 30' to 16 45'; 88 45' to 89 00'

13

17 15' to 17 30'; 88 30' to 88 45'

12

17 00' to 17 15'; 88 45' to 89 00'

12

16 30' to 16 45'; 88 30' to 88 45'

12

17 00' to 17 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'

12,10

16 15' to 16 30'; 89 00' to 89 15'

9,21

16 45' to 17 00'; 88 45' to 89 00'

15

17 15' to 17 30'; 88 15' to 88 30'

15

17 15' to 17 30'; 88 45' to 89 00'

15

18 00' to 18 15'; 88 30' to 88 45'

14

16 00' to 16 15'; 88 45' to 89 00'

16

16 45' to 17 00'; 88 15' to 88 30'

12,11

16 15' to 16 30'; 89 00' to 89 15'

14

16 00' to 16 15'; 89 00' to 89 15'

12

17 00' to 17 15'; 89 00' to 89 15'

13,5

16 45' to 17 00'; 89 00' to 89 15'

12,4,5

Holdridge Life Zone Distribution

References

Subtropical Lower Montane moist

13

Subtropical Lower Montane wet

12,21

Tropical moist-transition to Subtropical

12,11,10

Subtropical Lower Montane wet

9

Subtropical wet

12

Subtropical moist

12, 8, 4

Comments on Distribution

 5* Guacamallo, vicinity of Cueva de Rio Frio,

2* specimen from Augustine ca. 400m

Graphics

Distribution map

Vocal signature

Vocal signature with call parameters

Habitat Associations

 

Forest Type Associations

Seral Stage

Canopy Closure

References

Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Chiquebul-Bullhoof Forest

all stages

71-100%

13

Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species

all stages

71-100%

13

Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in rolling or flat terrain.

all stages

71-100%

13

Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Ramon-Chiquebul Forest.

all stages

71-100%

13

Lowland broadleaf moist evergreen seasonal forests over poor soils.

12

Transitional Broadleaf Forest Poor in Lime-loving Species

12

Pine Forest and Orchard Savanna

all stages

71-100%

12

Lowland broadleaf moist evergreen seasonal forests over poor soils.

all stages

71-100%

12

Broadleaf Forest w/Occasional Lime-loving Species; Cohune-Banak forest.

all stages

71-100%

12

Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species

all stages

71-100%

12

Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species

all stages

71-100%

12

Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in steep terrain.

all stages

71-100%

12

Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Chiquebul-Bullhoof Forest

all stages

71-100%

12

Needle-leaf hill forests over poor soils (Mountain Pine Ridge).

all stages

71-100%

12

This serves to update Wright et al. for urban or agricultural areas devoid of native vegetation.

all stages

71-100%

12

Agriculture, no native vegetation.

all stages

71-100%

12

This serves to update Wright et al. for urban or agricultural areas devoid of native vegetation.

all stages

71-100%

12

Lowland broadleaf rain forests over moderately lime-rich alluvium.

all stages

71-100%

12

Transitional Broadleaf Forest Poor in Lime-loving Species

all stages

71-100%

12

Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in steep terrain.

Disturbed

41-70%

10

Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Chiquebul-Bullhoof Forest

Disturbed

41-70%

10

Lowland broadleaf moist evergreen seasonal forests over poor soils.

all stages

71-100%

11

Disturbed scrub

all stages

71-100%

11

Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in rolling or flat terrain.

Disturbed

71-100%

10

Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Chiquebul-Bullhoof Forest

Disturbed

71-100%

10

Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in steep terrain.

Disturbed

71-100%

10

Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species

Disturbed

71-100%

10

Transitional Broadleaf Forest Poor in Lime-loving Species

Old Growth

71-100%

9

Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Ramon-Chiquebul forest.

Old Growth

71-100%

21

Transitional Broadleaf Forest Poor in Lime-loving Species

Old Growth

71-100%

21

Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in rolling or flat terrain.

Old Growth

71-100%

12, 21

Seasonally waterlogged fire-induced shrubland of the plains.

15

Transitional Broadleaf Forest Poor in Lime-loving Species

all stages

71-100%

11

URBAN, human settlement.

15

Pine Forest and Orchard Savanna

all stages

71-100%

12

Lowland needle-leaf moist open forests over poor soils.

15

Pine Forest and Orchard Savanna

Old Growth

9

Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in rolling or flat terrain.

Old Growth

9

Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species: Sapote-Silion forest.

15

Cohune Palm Forest

14

Transitional Low Broadleaf Forest and Shrubland

16

Broadleaf Forest Moderately Rich in Lime-loving Species; Cohune-Quamwood Forest

all stages

71-100%

11

Broadleaf hill forests over non-calcareous rocks, Santa Maria variant.

14

Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species; Ramon-Chiquebul forest.

all stages

71-100%

11

Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in steep terrain.

Old Growth

71-100%

8, 4

Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species

Old Growth

71-100%

12, 8

Agriculture, no native vegetation.

12

Broadleaf Forest w/Occasional Lime-loving Species; Cohune-Banak forest.

all stages

71-100%

11

Broadleaf hill forests over limestone in steep terrain.

Old Growth

71-100%

4

Broadleaf Forest Rich in Lime-loving Species

Old Growth

71-100%

4

 

References

 

1  McCarthy, T. J. 1993. Checklist: Mammals of Belize. BAS Newsletter
   25 (2-3).

2  Hall, E. R. 1981. Mammals of North America. Second ed. John Wiley &
   Sons. New York. 1:201

3  Koopman, Karl F. 1993. Chiroptera. in  Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder,
   eds, Mammalian species of the world, 2nd ed, Smithsonian Institution
   Press, Washington, D.C., pp. 137-241.

4  Howell, D. 1990. The Bats of Caracol. Parts I and II. 22 pp. Unpub.
   report for Wildlife Conservation Society.

5  University of Kansas Natural History Museum. 1995.  Belize Mammal
   holdings.  Unpublished listing of catalog.

6  Koopman, Karl F. 1994. Chiroptera: Systematics (in) Handbook of Zoology.
   W. de Gruyter. Berlin-NY. p.46.

7  Miller, B.W.  1997. Columbia River Forest Reserve Expedition 17-23
   February, 1997, Bat Survey.  Wildlife Conservation Society Tropical
   Forest and Reserve Planning Project Belize. Technical Report. 19 pp.

8  Miller, B.W. and C.M. Miller. 1993. Mist net bat survey. March-April
   1992, October 1993. Biodiversity of Caracol Archaeological Reserve.
   Wildlife Conservation Society Tropical Forest and Reserve Planning
   Project Belize. Unpublished report.

9  Miller, B.W. 1996. Report on the non-phyllostomid bats of Columbia
   River Forest Reserve.  Joint expedtion with Forest Department. Wildlife
   Conservation Society, Tropical Forest and Reserve Planning Project,
   Belize. Unpublished data.

10 Miller, B.W. 2000. Survey of the bats of Blue Hole National Park and
   adjacent Jaguar Creek.  Wildlife Conservation Society, Tropical Forest
   and Reserve Planning Project, Belize. Technical Report for Belize
   Audubon Society.

11 Miller, B.W. and C.M. Miller. 1999. Results of a survey of bats of the
   Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. Wildlife Conservation Society,
   Tropical Forest and Reserve Planning Project, Belize. Technical Report
   for Belize Audubon Society. 16 pp.

12 Miller, B.W. 2001. Community Ecology of the Non-phyllostomid bats of
   Northwestern Belize, with a landscape level assessment of the bats of
   Belize.  PhD. Dissertation. University of Kent, Durrell Institute of
   Conservation and Ecology.

13 Miller, B.W. 2001. Preliminary survey of the bats of Las Cuevas BM Field
   Station, and Ek Tun lodge property on Macal River. June 16-20, 2001. WCS 
   Tropcial Forest and Reserve Planning Project Technical Report.

14 CM. 1997. Carnegie Musuem, Division of mammals. Data imported on
   date: 06/13/00.

15 FMNH. 1997. Mammal holdings in the Field Musuem of Natural History,
   unpublished listing.

16 MSU. 2000. Collections data from mammal musuem, Michigan State
   University.  Imported records 9/15/2000.

17 AMNH. 1996. Bat holdings provided by Nancy Simmons, unpublished listing
   of catalog.