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title: "Eastern Small-footed Myotis"
description: "Myotis leibii — Zoogdieren. The eastern small-footed bat (Myotis leibii) is a species of vesper bat."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eastern-small-footed-myotis
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Small-footed Myotis

> Myotis leibii — Zoogdieren. The eastern small-footed bat (Myotis leibii) is a species of vesper bat.

- Scientific name: *Myotis leibii*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 320
- Wikidata: [Q1832366](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1832366)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40349](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40349)

## Names

- en: Eastern Small-footed Myotis
- de: Nordostamerikanisches Mausohr
- fr: Chauve-souris pygmée

## Countries with the most observations

US (199), CA (40)

## Summary

The eastern small-footed bat (Myotis leibii) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in southern Ontario and Quebec in Canada and in mountainous portions of the eastern United States from New England to northern Georgia, and westward to northern Arkansas.  It is among the smallest bats in eastern North America and is known for its small feet and black face-mask. Until recently, all North American small-footed Myotis were considered to be "Myotis leibii". The western population is now considered to be a separate species, Myotis ciliolabrum. The eastern small-footed bat is rare throughout its range, although the…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Kent McFarland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40349

## Machine access

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