Scientific name: Myotis CalifornicusCommon name: California Bat, California Myotis and Californian BatKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: ChiropteraFamily: VespertilionidaeGenus: MyotisSpecies: Myotis CalifornicusGeneral characteristics:Myotis Californicus, which is also known as the California bat, it is a type of Vesper bat that lives primarily throughout western North America up to southern Alaska, southern Guatemala, Baja California and some are known to be scattered at higher elevations such as the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts in Mexico. Myotis Californicus is known to be one of the most abundant bats in desert scrub habitats, but as scattered as they are, they can also be found in some oak forests, pine forests, caves/mines, in shrubs usually close to the ground and also in many abandoned buildings or farms (Web 1, 2, 3). The California bat is a very small and fragile bat with sizes ranging from 70 to 94 mm, with a forearm of approximately 30 mm to 35 mm and weighing 3.3 g-5.4 g, making them one of the species Smaller myotis. Fun fact: females are larger than male bats! Their fur is primarily long and dull, usually rusty reddish-brown to deep dark chestnut brown in color, although some may tend to have a light brown or almost black color depending on the area they live in and depending on of the area in which they live. their sex (Web 3). Diet: The California bat feeds primarily on insects such as flies, moths, and cockroaches, which definitely makes this little bat an insectivore. These small bats have slow acrobatic flight and tend to feed primarily on insects that are about 5 to 10 feet above the ground. While these bats may be slow, don't let that fool you because...half of the paper...s). Journal of Mammalogy, 78 (4): 1231-1239.9. Banfield, A. 1974. Mammals of Canada. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press.10. Barbour, Roger W. and Wayne Harry Davis. Bats of America. Lexington: University of Kentucky, 1969. Print.Works Cited:Websites Correctly Cited:1. "Myotis Californicus." (Myotis californiano, Myotis californiano). Np, nd Web. 05 May 2014.2. "Species Profiles". Species profiles. Np, nd Web. 05 May 2014.3. "Myotis Californicus." Animal diversity web. Np, nd Web. 05 May 2014.4. "North American Mammals: Myotiscalifornicus." North American mammals: Myotiscalifornicus. Np, nd Web. 05 May 2014.5. It was not possible to insert it in the correct format6. "Circulatory Systems of Bats". Circulatory systems of bats. Np, nd Web. 05 May 2014.7. "Bats Reproduction". Facts and information about bats. Np, nd Web. 05 May 2014.