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title: "Northern Myotis"
description: "Myotis septentrionalis — Mammiferi. Myotis septentrionalis, known as the northern long-eared bat or northern myotis, is a species of bat native to North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/northern-myotis
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Myotis

> Myotis septentrionalis — Mammiferi. Myotis septentrionalis, known as the northern long-eared bat or northern myotis, is a species of bat native to North America.

- Scientific name: *Myotis septentrionalis*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 215
- Wikidata: [Q139417](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139417)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74719](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74719)

## Names

- en: Northern Myotis
- de: Kanadisches Mausohr
- es: Miotis Orejudo Norteño
- fr: Murin nordique

## Countries with the most observations

US (104), CA (19)

## Summary

Myotis septentrionalis, known as the northern long-eared bat or northern myotis, is a species of bat native to North America. There are no recognized subspecies. The northern long-eared bat is about 3–3.7 inches in length, with a wingspan of 9–10 inches. It is distinguishable by its long ears when comparing it to other bats in its genus. This species is commonly found in the northern United States and Southern Canada east of British Columbia. The geographic range includes 37 states.

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

## Photo

![Northern Myotis](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-myotis/medium.jpg)

Photo: Charles Buchwald · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/116892241

## Machine access

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