Additional Records and Extensions of Known Ranges of Mammals from UtahDurrant, Stephen David
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Additional Records and Extensions of Known Ranges of Mammals from Utah
Durrant, Stephen David
Mammals -- Utah
_=Myotis yumanensis yumanensis=_ (H. Allen). Yuma Myotis.--Durrant
(1952:43) reported this subspecies from Utah on the authority of Hardy
(1941:289) who had specimens from two localities in extreme
southwestern Utah. Durrant (1952:41) referred specimen Number 6784,
from Willow Creek, 25 miles south of Ouray, Uintah County, to _Myotis
lucifugus carissima_. Restudy of this specimen reveals that it is
_Myotis yumanensis yumanensis_. This identification has been
corroborated by Dr. Philip H. Krutzsch, University of Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, and extends the known range of the subspecies _M. y.
yumanensis_ approximately 300 miles northeastward in Utah. See also
Krutzsch and Heppenstall (1955:126) who record specimens from 2 mi. SW
Jensen.
_=Myotis subulatus melanorhinus=_ (Merriam). Small-footed Myotis.--This
bat previously was known from only seven localities in Utah, which
indicated that it occurred in only the western and southern areas of
the state. Four additional records are now available from the following
localities: Logan Canyon Cave, 15 miles north of Logan, Cache County;
Weber College Campus, Ogden, Weber County; University of Utah Campus,
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County; Six Mile Canyon, 3-1/2 miles east of
Sterling, Sanpete County. These occurrences extend the known range to
the eastward in Utah, and indicate a state-wide distribution. Specimens
of the subspecies _Myotis s. melanorhinus_ are recorded also from as
far north as Double Springs, Custer County, Idaho (Davis, 1939:117).
_=Pipestrellus hesperus hesperus=_ (H. Allen). Western
Pipistrelle.--Heretofore, the northernmost known specimens of this bat
from Utah were from Old Lincoln Highway, 18 miles southwest of Orr's
Ranch, Tooele County. Specimen Number 7531 is now available from cliffs
NE [3 mi.] Ogden, Weber County, and extends the known range of this
species in Utah approximately 100 miles northeastward. This pipistrelle
probably inhabits all of northern and northwestern Utah in suitable
habitats. This probability is supported by Davis' (1939:120) report of
a specimen from Salmon Creek, eight miles west of Rogerson, Twin Falls
County, Idaho. See also Krutzsch and Heppenstall (1955:127) who record
a specimen from, eastern Utah as far north as, Desert Springs which is
10 mi. SW Ouray, Uintah County.
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