Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Mammals

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Common Names

English common name:

Little Brown Myotis

French common name:

Petite Chauve-souris brune

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Little Brown Myotis	Vespertilion brun
2005	Little Brown Myotis	Vespertilion brun
2010	Little Brown Myotis	Petite Chauve-souris brune
2015	Little Brown Myotis	Petite Chauve-souris brune
2020	Little Brown Myotis	Petite Chauve-souris brune

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	Myotis lucifugus	Vespertilionidae	Chiroptera
2005	Myotis lucifugus	Vespertilionidae	Chiroptera
2010	Myotis lucifugus	Vespertilionidae	Chiroptera
2015	Myotis lucifugus	Vespertilionidae	Chiroptera
2020	Myotis lucifugus	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	Apparently Secure
2005	Apparently Secure
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Vulnerable	Increased level of risk.	Biological change in the population size, distribution, or threats of the species.	Declines associated with the white nose syndrome
2020	Vulnerable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - N2N4B,NNRN,NNRM
2020	Vulnerable - N3B,N2N3N

Yukon
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Imperiled - S1S3B,SNRM
2020	Vulnerable - S3B

Northwest Territories
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Imperiled - S2?
2020	Imperiled - S2?

Nunavut
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4B,SNRN,SNRM
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

Alberta
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4B,SNRN,SNRM
2020	Imperiled - S2S3B,SNRN,SNRM

Saskatchewan
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

Manitoba
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Secure - S5B,SNRN,SNRM
2020	Imperiled - S2S3B,S2N

Ontario
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Imperiled - S2S3B,SNRN,SNRM
2020	Imperiled - S2S3

Quebec
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,SNRN,SNRM
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

New Brunswick
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

Nova Scotia
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1

Prince Edward Island
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,SNRM
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1B,SNRM

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Imperiled - S1S3

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Vulnerable - S3S4
2020	Imperiled - S1S3

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