Compiled by Maggie Kilian

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Photographs by Paul D. Pratt

Based on the locality information provided by Nagorsen  (1993), the following species of bats have been reported in the Lower Mainland: California Myotis (Myotis californicus) Western Long-eared Myotis (Myotis evotis) Little Brown Myotis  (Myotis lucifugus) Yuma Myotis (Myotis yumanensis) Hoary Bat  (Lasiurus cinereus) Silver-haired Bat  (Lasionycteris noctivagans) * Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus ) Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Plecotus townsendii.) * recorded in the Richmond Nature Park Bat Collection, Richmond Nature Park   References: Nagorsen, D. W., 1993.  The Bats of British Columbia.  Vancouver:  UBC Press. Links: Bat Conservation International Discover Bats Bats Northwest Page update November 2007