The Ozark big-eared bat once lived in caves in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. However, they have apparently abandoned their Missouri habitat due to human encroachment and cave disturbance.

It includes information on the species’ range, population size, habitat, threats and conservation ... including the Virginia ...

If this species' habitat is not better protected from the many factors ... Forest — just a few miles away from a major hibernating site for Virginia big-eared and Indiana bats — the Bureau withdrew ...