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title: "Western Small-footed Myotis"
description: "Myotis ciliolabrum — Mammals. The western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum), also known as the western small-footed myotis, is a species of vesper bat native to North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/western-small-footed-myotis
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Western Small-footed Myotis

> Myotis ciliolabrum — Mammals. The western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum), also known as the western small-footed myotis, is a species of vesper bat native to North America.

- Scientific name: *Myotis ciliolabrum*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 390
- Wikidata: [Q1833362](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1833362)
- iNaturalist taxon: [68093](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/68093)

## Names

- en: Western Small-footed Myotis
- de: Nordwestamerikanisches Mausohr
- es: Miotis cara negra
- fr: Murin pygmée de l'Ouest

## Countries with the most observations

US (118), CA (24), MX (18)

## Summary

The western small-footed bat (Myotis ciliolabrum), also known as the western small-footed myotis, is a species of vesper bat native to North America.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_small-footed_bat

## Photo

![Western Small-footed Myotis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-small-footed-myotis/medium.jpg)

Photo: Logan Stecker · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/394400388

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-small-footed-myotis?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).