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The Arizona myotis (Myotis occultus) is found in the western United States and Mexico. It is commonly found in Arizona and New Mexico and is present, but less common, in southern Colorado and southern Utah. Myotis occultus was originally found along the Colorado River in California, but has not been seen in the state since 1967. There is a record of the bat in...

Myotis lucifugus little brown bat

...Myotis lucifugus deposits 13 distinct type of brown fat, allowing individuals to efficiently and rapidly produce heat during arousal from hibernation torpor.Myotis lucifugus occultus can increase urine concentration in order to better withstand water stress in low humidity environments with limited water supply. Only this subspecies is known to do this, however; most subspecies of M. lucifugus have a poor ability to regulate...

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Myotis occultus Arizona myotis