Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) wildspecies.ca

May Be At Risk

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Mammals

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Common Names

English common name:

Townsend's Big-eared Bat

French common name:

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Townsend's Big-Eared Bat	Oreillard de Townsend
2005	Townsend's Big-eared Bat	Oreillard de Townsend
2010	Townsend's Big-eared Bat	Oreillard de Townsend
2015	Townsend's Big-eared Bat
2020	Townsend's Big-eared Bat

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Mammalia

Subclass

Theria

Infraclass

Eutheria

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Corynorhinus townsendii	Vespertilionidae	Chiroptera
2005	Corynorhinus townsendii	Vespertilionidae	Chiroptera
2010	Corynorhinus townsendii	Vespertilionidae	Chiroptera
2015	Corynorhinus townsendii	Vespertilionidae	Chiroptera
2020	Corynorhinus townsendii	Vespertilionidae	Chiroptera

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Imperiled
2005	Imperiled
2010	Vulnerable	Reduced level of risk.	Improved knowledge of the species.	This species is more common then previously thought
2015	Vulnerable
2020	Vulnerable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - N3N4
2020	Vulnerable - N3N4

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Vulnerable - S3S4

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present