Corynorhinus rafinesquii Lesson, 1827

Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat

Corynorhinus rafinesquii can be found throughout Louisiana. Stevens et al. (2017) reported new parish records for Allen, Caldwell, Evangeline, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Livingston, Morehouse, Point Coupee, Rapides, Tensas, Vernon, Webster, and Winn parishes. Additional new specimen records were reported from Bienville, Bossier, and Saint Martin parishes.

Specimen records (8).— Bienville Parish (6): 1.5 mi SW Bryceland, 32.436N, - 92.998W, 6 (LSUMZ 20390–20395) . Bossier Parish (1): 8 mi NE Plain Dealing, 32.981N, - 93.604W, 1 (LSUMZ 19790) . Saint Martin Parish (1): 3 mi S Sherburne on Little Alabama Bayou, 30.474N, - 91.715W, 1 (LSUMZ 20396) .