Fringed bat COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 9

Special Significance of the Species

The Fringed Bat is one of three western North American bat species that are confined to the intermontane grasslands of British Columbia in Canada. It is a member of a diverse temperate bat community of 12 to 14 species and the largest of the 7 Myotis species. Its precise niche in this community, however, is virtually unknown. In contrast, the biology of rare grassland bats such as the Spotted Bat (Euderma maculatum) and Pallid Bat (Antrozous pallidus) in Canada has been well studied.

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