Species Threat Matrix
Pallid bat (Antrozous pallidus)
Family:Vespertilionidae

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The range of the pallid bat extends from southern British Columbia to central Mexico and east to central Kansas and Oklahoma. In Colorado this bat inhabits lower elevations of the Western Slope, broken rocky areas of the southeastern part of the state and along the foothills to Colorado Springs. A report of an isolated colony at Torrington, on the plains of eastern Wyoming, suggests that the pallid bat could be found in rocky habitats pallid bat by Jeremy Siemersor structures on the plains of eastern Colorado.

Cave Management

Cave Access Management(grating) U
Surface Disturbances U
Internal Disturbances U

Crevice and Cavity Management

Disturbances G

Energy Development

Oil and Gas Development F
Wind Development (indirect effects) G
Wind Development (direct effects) G

Forest Management

Insect, Disease and Large-Scale Disturbances G
Timber Harvest/Forest Products U
Fuels Treatments U

Mining

Renewed Uranium Mining U
AML Closure Programs U

Rangeland Management

Grazing U
Fire Management U
Invasive Plant and Pest Management U

Urban

Loss of Human-made Roosts (Buildings and Bridges) U
Extermination of Bats U
Urbanization U
Contaminants U